steamroller

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Recent Examples of steamroller Torrez has a little Mike Tyson in him — a stocky 6-foot-2 steamroller who bullies his way inside with rib-crunching hooks. Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025 But as the president rolls out a cascade of controversial actions, Democrats are the ones hitting new polling lows — underscoring frustration within the party that lawmakers are being flattened by a GOP steamroller. Mike Allen, Axios, 16 Mar. 2025 Even with Udoh headed to Arizona State, the Black Knight steamroller still has its engine in quarterback Bryson Daily. J.j. Bailey, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024 Congressional Democrats, who have so far been unable to do much to stop Trump's steamroller except raise their voices, are loath to agree to any spending plan without guarantees that the president won't ignore it. Susan Page, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for steamroller
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juggernaut
Noun
  • Since 2010, the Warriors transformed from a perennial money-losing franchise that rarely made the playoffs into a financial juggernaut and the NBA’s most valuable franchise at $9.14 billion, including related businesses and real estate.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 5 May 2025
  • Berkshire has grown into a one-of-a-kind juggernaut worth nearly $1.2 trillion with businesses encompassing insurance, railroad, retail, manufacturing and energy.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 5 May 2025

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“Steamroller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steamroller. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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