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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 bulldozing
Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2026
Commercial landlords were bulldozing through evictions of small businesses to enforce their lavish version of our town that didn't include middle income Americans.
—Josh Peter, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
But construction crews in October began abruptly bulldozing the East Wing.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
The practice of mishandling bodies by bulldozing them into unmarked graves can violate international law, according to legal experts.
—Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
Video replay showed the 6-foot-5, 325-pound offensive tackle bulldozing Colts cornerback Charvarius Ward, who’s 6-foot-1 and 196 pounds, during a run back.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Colorado is bulldozing its way through the early-season schedule with historical might.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2025
While games are being played, the Dodgers are primed to continue bulldozing MLB.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Never one to sit idly by, Danny grabs his NYPD shield and goes bulldozing his way to the crime scene.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
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Cohen did give the now-former mayor a single prop, while bulldozing Cooper’s futile fact-checking attempts.
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Since their inception, social media companies have implemented protective measures for users such as filtering bullying comments and enabling minors to opt out of seeing personalized ads.—
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The former film titan’s attorneys had argued that the jury at his retrial was beset by infighting, bullying and other improper behavior.—
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Kennedy Botts with Sisters PGH, a nonprofit serving the Black transgender community, is pushing back on that argument.—
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Friends of the Everglades is pushing for 160 square miles of additional conservation land in the Everglades Agricultural Area, to create space for 1 million more acre-feet of water storage.—
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Indeed, one of General George Washington’s greatest achievements was to avoid being cornered and forced to capitulate to these intimidating legions in the war’s early years.—
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Tips for Making Coconut Cake Layer cakes can be intimidating for hobby bakers.—
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The Bagail 6-piece Compression Packing Cube Set is just $19 and a game-changer for squeezing extra outfits into a carry-on.—
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To check for ripeness, start by squeezing the fruit—ripe mangos should give slightly under pressure without feeling overly soft or mushy.—
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After scaring off the animal, one of the hikers, a physician, attempted to revive Kovatch, but did not find a pulse.—
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Talk openly about world events—without scaring them Even young children absorb bits of information about conflict, violence, and disaster—whether through classmates, TV in a waiting room, or overheard adult conversations.—
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Auburn committed 26 against Texas' full- and half-court pressure with the Longhorns turning them into 40 points.—
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Polymer packaging requires injection molding, which normally uses high pressure.—
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Kelly, clearly, will keep standing up to these feckless attempts at coercion.—
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External coercion absent a credible internal political project does not deliver freedom.—
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In recent years Beijing has ramped up its military intimidation of Taiwan, including by simulating blockades.—
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Those groups have been active in the streets, detaining opponents and reinforcing regime authority through intimidation.—
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“Bulldozing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulldozing. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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