bulldoze
verb
bull·doze
ˈbu̇l-ˌdōz 
also ˈbəl-
bulldozed; bulldozing; bulldozes
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Examples of bulldoze in a Sentence
The crew is bulldozing the trees.
They bulldozed a road through the hills.
The governor bulldozed the law through the legislature.
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The plan to bulldoze the old Alquist State Building and transform the site into a residential highrise to house university workers, faculty and graduate students is another major initiative that Faas started.
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George Avalos, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
Since Trump’s return to the Oval Office, Musk’s mandate has been to replicate the brute force used to bulldoze Twitter’s workforce following his 2022 acquisition of the social media platform now known as X.
—Liam Reilly, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Still, those stirring sentiments are bulldozed over by punchlines and an abrupt ending.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
Moving the airport, the airport managers dryly observe, would cost $800 million, more than enough money to buy up all the homes in the flight path and bulldoze them -- including Mar-a- Lago.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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George Avalos, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
Since Trump’s return to the Oval Office, Musk’s mandate has been to replicate the brute force used to bulldoze Twitter’s workforce following his 2022 acquisition of the social media platform now known as X.
—Liam Reilly, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Still, those stirring sentiments are bulldozed over by punchlines and an abrupt ending.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
Moving the airport, the airport managers dryly observe, would cost $800 million, more than enough money to buy up all the homes in the flight path and bulldoze them -- including Mar-a- Lago.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Bulldoze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulldoze. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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bulldoze
verb
bull·doze
ˈbu̇l-ˌdōz
bulldozed; bulldozing
1
: to move, clear, or level with a bulldozer
2
: to force as if by using a bulldozer
bulldozed their way through the crowd
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