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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 bulldozing
Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
While explosive aerial strikes target gang positions, police units move in on the ground, bulldozing homes and using bullhorns to warn residents of upcoming operations.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
Cohen did give the now-former mayor a single prop, while bulldozing Cooper’s futile fact-checking attempts.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2026
Commercial landlords were bulldozing through evictions of small businesses to enforce their lavish version of our town that didn't include middle income Americans.
—Josh Peter, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
But construction crews in October began abruptly bulldozing the East Wing.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
The practice of mishandling bodies by bulldozing them into unmarked graves can violate international law, according to legal experts.
—Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
Video replay showed the 6-foot-5, 325-pound offensive tackle bulldozing Colts cornerback Charvarius Ward, who’s 6-foot-1 and 196 pounds, during a run back.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Colorado is bulldozing its way through the early-season schedule with historical might.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2025
Verb
Crews began bulldozing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency’s offices in Sheikh Jarrah and fired tear gas at a vocational school in Qalandiya, marking Israel’s latest and most dramatic step against UNRWA.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
While explosive aerial strikes target gang positions, police units move in on the ground, bulldozing homes and using bullhorns to warn residents of upcoming operations.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
Cohen did give the now-former mayor a single prop, while bulldozing Cooper’s futile fact-checking attempts.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2026
Commercial landlords were bulldozing through evictions of small businesses to enforce their lavish version of our town that didn't include middle income Americans.
—Josh Peter, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
But construction crews in October began abruptly bulldozing the East Wing.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
The practice of mishandling bodies by bulldozing them into unmarked graves can violate international law, according to legal experts.
—Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
Video replay showed the 6-foot-5, 325-pound offensive tackle bulldozing Colts cornerback Charvarius Ward, who’s 6-foot-1 and 196 pounds, during a run back.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Colorado is bulldozing its way through the early-season schedule with historical might.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulldozing
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Beijing has already cast that US posture – seen most acutely in the US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro – as a form of imperialism and bullying.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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For social media influencers the Kalogeras Sisters and the Hollywood Comedy club, those five-minute sets have since stretched into racist cyber bullying, death threats, harassment and a cease-and-desist order from both sides.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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In early 2026, the car brands leading in advanced AI are primarily split between those pushing the boundaries of full autonomous driving like Tesla, and those integrating sophisticated, safe and intuitive AI into the user experience like Mercedes-Benz and BMW.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Lawmakers were pushing a measure, similar to those enacted in Australia and Canada, that would have forced tech giants to pay online publishers for the ransacking, er, use, of their journalistic content.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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For over 20 years, the South African artist has been one of the genre’s true workhorses, building up an intimidating discography under names like Echologist and Beat Pharmacy and applying the style’s pearlescent, pulsating aesthetic to a range of frameworks.—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
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And while this can be intimidating for beginner investors considering the drop in value in just a few weeks, savvy investors can exploit it by buying in low now.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The solar sector has been grappling with a prolonged price slump and oversupply, squeezing margins even as leading producers continue to add capacity.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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For generations, Americans who wanted orange juice without the work of squeezing fresh fruit cracked open a can and watched a cylinder of frozen juice go ker-plunk into a pitcher.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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How to tell her about this terrible event without scaring her?—
Jessica Tzikas,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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California’s declines can be more properties for sale, nudging sellers to compete on price, and a wobbly economy scaring off some potential buyers.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
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With similar pressures and temperatures to those found at Earth’s surface, Venus, up above its cloud-tops, might already be home to simple but hardy microbial life forms.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
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Beijing is well known for turning to a playbook of economic countermeasures to exert pressure.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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When energy security is pursued through coercion, legal shortcuts, or discretionary intervention, those foundations weaken.—
Maria Mendiluce,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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To overthrow a government that uses brutality and coercion to cling to power and whose militancy had made their country an international pariah, impoverishing its citizens.—
Molly Hunter,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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He was previously charged with domestic violence, intimidation, possession of a weapon, violation of a court order and vehicle theft, the agency said.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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This week, Scott was convicted of witness intimidation by a jury.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
31 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Bulldozing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulldozing. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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