steamroller

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Recent Examples of steamroller Colors of the Alphabet offers sensory swings, a steamroller slide, and a space themed sensory room, for example. Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025 For better or worse, in the name of progress, the SpaceX steamroller has rolled onward, paving all before it. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025 For clarity, a steamroller was an Industrial Age machine used for compacting dirt and gravel in order to create smooth surfaces upon which vehicles could drive. Noah Hawley, The Atlantic, 2 July 2025 Indeed, the steamroller gag reveals one of the movie's big twists! Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for steamroller
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steamroller
juggernaut
Noun
  • The song would become one of the biggest hits of 2025, topping the Hot 100 for 10 non-consecutive weeks while turning Warren himself into a streaming juggernaut.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Canada was gripped by the World Series last month and early in November as the Blue Jays, the country’s only MLB team, came agonizingly close to upsetting the Dodgers juggernaut.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Steamroller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steamroller. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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