as in bullying
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as in intimidating
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 Synonyms for bulldozing
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If your health is suffering from burnout or workplace bullying, then quitting for your own self-preservation could be the smartest move.—
Caroline Ceniza-Levine,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025 -
And if Trump’s bullying stems from weakness, what about Newsom’s? Dan Walters is a CalMatters columnist.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
20 May 2025
Verb
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With the MacBook Air launching earlier than the iPhone SE and ahead of the next Apple Intelligence update, this points to a press release launch and Apple pushing its consumer laptops further into the background.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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That presents some planning opportunities, including possibly pushing some SALT payments into 2026.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Relapse is alluring, Bart is intimidating, and Son is mysterious.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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While the market’s recent volatility can be intimidating, experts generally recommend investors focus on their long-term goals.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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Add to that the pressures of career, family, caretaking responsibilities, financial stress — and midlife can be a roller coaster of uncertainty and stress.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
15 May 2025
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For Black women, these pressures are often doubled.—
Stephanie Long,
Essence,
15 May 2025
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The #MeToo movement, in particular, has laid bare the culture of coercion and abuse that permeates every institution and created space for women to feel supported by online communities.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2025
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On May 13, Ventura described a relationship marked by emotional abuse and coercion.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
17 May 2025
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Microsoft began publicizing its quantum computing protections in 2023 with its Quantum Safe program, which intended to harden the company’s entire portfolio against the threat of quantum computing breaking encryption.—
Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
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The 24/7 monitoring centers were already thinly staffed, Allen said, and the further reductions are deeply concerning, especially given the threat of an earthquake and tsunami in the Pacific Northwest.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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As champagne’s popularity had been growing, a minuscule menace was spreading through the vineyards of France.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Apr. 2025
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That kid is a menace, and parents are on the hook financially for whatever their dumb kids do.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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More: Trump will end Syria sanctions to 'give them a chance at greatness' The Israeli escalation came against Palestinian hopes that the Trump visit might provide pressure for a deescalation of violence.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The flashy sequences of violence feel apt for TV (Netflix, along with Steven Spielberg’s production outfit and the Obamas’ media company, is working on a series), but the novel’s real draw is the quieter ache of a family torn apart.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
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“Bulldozing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulldozing. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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