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as in to intimidate
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 bulldoze
Compare that to Acacia, who allows Sam Star to bulldoze past her in every way this week.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
The group is racing to remove and preserve thousands of vintage and historically significant tiles from the Eaton fire burn zone before the properties are bulldozed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
When neighborhoods are bulldozed, no one feels a sense of belonging or ownership.
—Buffy Gorrilla, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
President Trump has spent the first few weeks of his second term bulldozing through the federal bureaucracy.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
The group is racing to remove and preserve thousands of vintage and historically significant tiles from the Eaton fire burn zone before the properties are bulldozed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
When neighborhoods are bulldozed, no one feels a sense of belonging or ownership.
—Buffy Gorrilla, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
President Trump has spent the first few weeks of his second term bulldozing through the federal bureaucracy.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulldoze
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Are Puerto Rican filmmakers pushing for this to change?—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Since then, both Hamas and the Houthis in Yemen have resumed firing rockets and missiles at Israel, setting off air-raid sirens in the center of the country; and Israeli ground forces have pushed into the Netzarim Corridor, once again cutting Gaza in half.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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And, Wright says, human therapists should not be intimidated by their AI counterparts.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2025
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For the past year and a half, our Arab, Palestinian, and Muslim community at Microsoft has been silenced, intimidated, harassed, and doxxed, with impunity from Microsoft.—
Jordan Novet,Hayden Field,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
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Carving her own musical lane in an industry so determined to squeeze her into a box has been a challenge, but PinkPantheress isn’t one to let outside voices get to her.—
Chris Malone Méndez,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Plus, this portable Bluetooth karaoke machine is small enough to squeeze into an Easter basket.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
4 Apr. 2025
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Related article China vows to counter Trump’s ‘bullying’ tariffs as global trade war escalates Another Australian territory targeted by tariffs is the Cocos Islands.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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While playing games and roaming through the attractions, the children are bullied by locals as well as carnival employees.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Bulldoze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulldoze. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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