steamroller

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Recent Examples of steamroller O’Neill directs the steamroller of tragedy right at the characters and then — atypically, delightfully — diverts it. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2025 But Bohumila knows that what Marcela’s really telling her is how, even just for a little while, vodka and bad beer slow down the steamroller of a life laden with loneliness and desperation. Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for steamroller
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steamroller
juggernaut
Noun
  • Polls and pundits believe Democrats are modestly favored to win the statewide referendum that is aimed at rejiggering district lines to transform the blue-trending state’s delegation from a 6-5 Democratic edge to a likely 10-1 juggernaut.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Promotions for that album referenced Malay’s work on Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange, the 2012 juggernaut that helped redefine R&B for the blog era.
    Sameer Rao, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026

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“Steamroller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steamroller. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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