battering ram
noun
1
: a military siege engine consisting of a large wooden beam with a head of iron used in ancient times to beat down the walls of a besieged place
2
: a heavy metal bar with handles used (as by firefighters) to batter down doors and walls
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This was Christianity leached of all nuance or moral ambiguity, a battering ram of religious doctrine.
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Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
It has been repeatedly taken to task by European and U.S. authorities for wielding its Windows operating system monopoly like a cudgel to prevent upstarts from horning in on its territory or as a battering ram for breaking into new arenas.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 July 2010
And here’s Keys, a battering ram built for blasting ball carriers on special teams.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Chicago Tribune Even the New York Giants were doing some fist-pumping and hugging after selecting Arizona State battering ram Cam Skattebo at the start of Round 4.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Battering ram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battering%20ram. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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