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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
Kinnard lowered his shoulder and bulldozed over Jackson.
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Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
The project site was once the location of Andy’s Pet Shop, which was ousted from that location so the store structure could be bulldozed to clear the way for the development.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
In less than a year, Kennedy has bulldozed vaccine policy precedent and shaken up government personnel.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 5 Jan. 2026
Heath is a native of nearby Marshall that was obliterated during Helene when the French Broad River buffering the community bulldozed downtown.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2025
Green bulldozed Chargers right tackle Trey Pipkins on his way to Herbert, wrapping up the QB and driving him into the turf.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Israeli soldiers bulldozed the cemetery down the road with no headstones visible to indicate who is buried where.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
While the home was saved from being bulldozed, the company reports that it was converted from a private residence into office spaces in the process and does not allow visitors to come inside.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The area where our mailbox should be is being bulldozed to make a straighter, faster highway.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
The project site was once the location of Andy’s Pet Shop, which was ousted from that location so the store structure could be bulldozed to clear the way for the development.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
In less than a year, Kennedy has bulldozed vaccine policy precedent and shaken up government personnel.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 5 Jan. 2026
Heath is a native of nearby Marshall that was obliterated during Helene when the French Broad River buffering the community bulldozed downtown.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2025
Green bulldozed Chargers right tackle Trey Pipkins on his way to Herbert, wrapping up the QB and driving him into the turf.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Israeli soldiers bulldozed the cemetery down the road with no headstones visible to indicate who is buried where.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
While the home was saved from being bulldozed, the company reports that it was converted from a private residence into office spaces in the process and does not allow visitors to come inside.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The area where our mailbox should be is being bulldozed to make a straighter, faster highway.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulldozed
Verb
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DeSantis, a Republican, has prioritized Everglades restoration and pushed to expedite the reservoir’s construction during his two terms in office.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Erik Karlsson pushed his career-best home points streak to nine games with a goal, while Connor Dewar and Blake Lizotte also scored for Pittsburgh.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But at their first practice sessions with such elite teams, the siblings were intimidated by being on the same ice as the champion couples and instinctively stuck by the boards.—
Alice Park,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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The Arizona senator said at the time he would not be intimidated by the administration.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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At one point, the fear that squeezed my stomach tighter and tighter gave way to stupefaction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Even if those increases eventually unwind, the impact will fall on households that have already been squeezed for decades, and many households are no longer assuming prices will fall back—they’ve been burned too often.—
Gene Ludwig,
Fortune,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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For the second game running, Omari Hutchinson was too easily bullied off the ball in a dangerous area.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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By the time Zoe turns up dead, stabbed to death in her bathtub, Anna begins to put the pieces together that Lexi, her work nemesis, is actually Catherine—the girl her friends had bullied at school.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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And my father—lovable but imposing, a strapping six feet three inches tall with a thick, bristly mustache and a rumbling Sergeant Schultz accent that frightened my friends half to death—loved to tell stories.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
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Fortune had reported in its investigation that people within the agency were frightened of examining Boring Company after two staffers who worked on the case had been disciplined.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
20 Nov. 2025
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“Bulldozed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulldozed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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