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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 bulldozing
Matt Viser,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
After Douglas, Miami picked up a 6-5 1/2, 261-pound bulldozing blocking tight end in Kacmarek, who can be an asset in paving holes in the run game.
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David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
Their bulldozing run up through non-League and the EFL deserves respect, but they’re not held together by a rubber band.
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Phil Hay,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
10 June 2026
The looming Mercury-Saturn square encourages you to take a step back and reflect before bulldozing into a situation.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
The Atlanta Housing Authority began bulldozing the housing project Wednesday.
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Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
3 June 2026
Trump bulldozing all that was left of free and democratic America.
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Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
Paging Julius Randle Randle was at his bully ball best in Game 1, bulldozing his way to 21 points and 10 rebounds to help Minnesota power through to a victory.
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Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
And there have been questions and concern about Israeli soldiers bulldozing parts of a Catholic convent in southern Lebanon.
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Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
The nonprofit group is arguing that the president should have sought authorization from Congress before bulldozing the East Wing.
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Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
If it’s ultimately built, the massive project would require bulldozing dozens of acres of woodlands and could theoretically drive up the town’s population by 10%.
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Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
Outside, the ceaseless roar of jackhammering and bulldozing went on as the ballroom, challenged by lawsuits and protected by that titanium fencing, took shape.
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Matt Viser,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
After Douglas, Miami picked up a 6-5 1/2, 261-pound bulldozing blocking tight end in Kacmarek, who can be an asset in paving holes in the run game.
—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
Their bulldozing run up through non-League and the EFL deserves respect, but they’re not held together by a rubber band.
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Phil Hay,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
The first season of the show takes its time in setting the stakes, building worlds, and establishing the key players rather than bulldozing straight into intergalactic warfare.
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Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
10 June 2026
The looming Mercury-Saturn square encourages you to take a step back and reflect before bulldozing into a situation.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
The Atlanta Housing Authority began bulldozing the housing project Wednesday.
—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
3 June 2026
Trump bulldozing all that was left of free and democratic America.
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Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
Paging Julius Randle Randle was at his bully ball best in Game 1, bulldozing his way to 21 points and 10 rebounds to help Minnesota power through to a victory.
—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
And there have been questions and concern about Israeli soldiers bulldozing parts of a Catholic convent in southern Lebanon.
—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
The nonprofit group is arguing that the president should have sought authorization from Congress before bulldozing the East Wing.
—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
If it’s ultimately built, the massive project would require bulldozing dozens of acres of woodlands and could theoretically drive up the town’s population by 10%.
—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulldozing
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The figure was disclosed in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by Deadline, which also revealed that the BBC was probing a further four cases of bullying and harassment, taking the total tally of live investigations to nine.
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By March that year, Moseley was reinstated to his position after a third-party investigation did not find evidence that substantiated the bullying claims.
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Incumbents have run on the perception that the transplants who have moved into working-class neighborhoods are pushing residents out while imposing their politics on more moderate communities of color.
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Late-stage trial results from Cosmo Pharmaceuticals, Pelage Pharmaceuticals and Veradermics are now pushing new options toward pharmacy shelves, with one program already pursuing parallel approval in the United States and Europe.
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While the shorter styles can be a bit intimidating, longer cigarette pants versions like this pair are easy to style for the office and shopping days.
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The New York Times reported that multiple women who once dated Platner described the Maine oysterman’s behavior as intimidating and unsettling.
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These episodes have been triggered by intense heat domes — stubborn areas of high pressure that lock hot air in place — and are clearly supercharged by global warming, experts say.
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Even as the communist country proposes reforms, the United States continues a pressure campaign, ramping up economic sanctions and maintaining an oil embargo that has plunged much of the island into darkness.
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Of course, attempts to get more revenue out of taxpayers would carry political risks, but voters have been open to squeezing the wealthy.
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Coach Spencer Carbery has done a masterful job of both squeezing what’s left out of the franchise’s best-ever player — Ovechkin led the Caps in both goals (32) and points (64) in 2025-26 — while simultaneously masking the deficiencies that come with age.
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Suddenly the seller is tiptoeing, managing the buyer's mood, terrified of saying the wrong thing and scaring them off.
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Two earthquakes jolted Venezuela with one-two punch on Wednesday, damaging buildings and scaring people who felt the violent shaking.
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The Buildings Department plans to bolster the good will Pilku’s counting on with a suite of regulatory changes that are working their way through the system, some of them in the form of incentive rather than coercion.
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What are the limits of force, coercion and power?
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Slobodan Dimitrijevic, 52, was also charged with stalking, plus four misdemeanors — criminal trespass, two counts of harassment and one count of intimidation.
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Critics of the bill have faced arrest and detention, while others have alleged harassment and intimidation.
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“Bulldozing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulldozing. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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