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as in intimidated
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
one of those gatherings at which high-pressure sales reps try to bulldoze naive people into buying time-shares
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Recent Examples of bulldozed
The track in west suburban Stickney is in bankruptcy proceedings to be sold to either continue as a race track or to be bulldozed in favor of real estate development.
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Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
The anecdote reflects the nature of royal properties at large, which are altered but rarely bulldozed and rebuilt, causing their rooms to battle the needs of current residents and the echoes of past tenants.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 June 2026
In East Jerusalem’s al-Bustan neighborhood, Palestinians like Fakhri Abu Diab watch family homes bulldozed and memories buried, as even their makeshift trailers face removal orders from Israeli authorities.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
But Breakker bulldozed the 60-year-old Heyman through the barricade.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
The president bulldozed the East Wing and remade federal panels that quickly approved his ballroom project.
—Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 26 May 2026
As for your wife’s objection, Miss Manners will point out that good manners need not mean being bulldozed by others.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Two local officials from Yaroun and a nun who spent time at the convent in recent years told the AP that the photos posted in the Israel statement were of another building next to the convent that housed a clinic and archbishopric, and that the Israeli military had bulldozed the convent.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
But although the edifice built at great expense—by Fannie Lou Hamer, by John Lewis, by the bloodied limbs of Mississippi sharecroppers and Alabama marchers—has not been entirely bulldozed, only the facade remains.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
The anecdote reflects the nature of royal properties at large, which are altered but rarely bulldozed and rebuilt, causing their rooms to battle the needs of current residents and the echoes of past tenants.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 June 2026
In East Jerusalem’s al-Bustan neighborhood, Palestinians like Fakhri Abu Diab watch family homes bulldozed and memories buried, as even their makeshift trailers face removal orders from Israeli authorities.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
But Breakker bulldozed the 60-year-old Heyman through the barricade.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
The president bulldozed the East Wing and remade federal panels that quickly approved his ballroom project.
—Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 26 May 2026
As for your wife’s objection, Miss Manners will point out that good manners need not mean being bulldozed by others.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Two local officials from Yaroun and a nun who spent time at the convent in recent years told the AP that the photos posted in the Israel statement were of another building next to the convent that housed a clinic and archbishopric, and that the Israeli military had bulldozed the convent.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
But although the edifice built at great expense—by Fannie Lou Hamer, by John Lewis, by the bloodied limbs of Mississippi sharecroppers and Alabama marchers—has not been entirely bulldozed, only the facade remains.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulldozed
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The up-tempo, run-and-gun offense made the team Hollywood stars, helped furnish The Forum with five championship banners and pushed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the top of the all-time scoring list.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Trump first pushed for the creation of the garden in 2020 through an executive order so that it could be completed by July 4, 2026.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Haaland plays with a chip on his shoulder and is intimidated by no one.—
Julian Cardillo,
Boston Herald,
15 June 2026
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The process of arranging dinner amused and intimidated me.—
Matthew Kassel,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2026
Verb
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Profits are squeezed because of the RAM crisis and Samsung has responded with price increases and weaker deals.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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As the fans beyond it jumped to their feet with their hands raised, Reynolds reached over and squeezed his glove shut around what would have been the go-ahead home run.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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With Ethan Hawke's newbie simmering against the go-for-broke finesse of Denzel Washington's very bad, no-good officer, Training Day revels in tension, with washes of blue and green augmenting scenes where Hawke is bullied into getting high.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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In 2019, Teresa and Gia shared that then-9-year-old Audriana was bullied at school because of her father.—
Jamie Ballard,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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Dolma told me that when the wind turbines were being built, their noise frightened her livestock and carried across the valley, disturbing neighbors during windy times.—
Sanggay Tashi,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
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Hunters often lit blazing fires, which disoriented and frightened the elk, and as many animals as possible were killed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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