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verb

present participle of bulldoze
1
as in pushing
to force one's way bulldozed through the crowd at the arena, urgently trying to find the bathroom

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2
as in intimidating
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
Noun
Their bulldozing run up through non-League and the EFL deserves respect, but they’re not held together by a rubber band. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026 Outside, the ceaseless roar of jackhammering and bulldozing went on as the ballroom, challenged by lawsuits and protected by that titanium fencing, took shape. — 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
Verb
Trump bulldozing all that was left of free and democratic America. — Literary Hub, 21 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 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. — 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 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 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 The Atlanta Housing Authority began bulldozing the housing project Wednesday. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 3 June 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulldozing
  1. bullying
  2. pushing
  3. intimidating
  4. pressure
  5. squeezing
  6. scaring
  7. coercion
  8. intimidation
Noun
  • Sometimes, victims are told that bullying is a misunderstanding, and the bully should be forgiven.
    — Julieta Camarillo Diaz, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
  • Yet research consistently links heavy smartphone and social media use among children and adolescents to poor sleep, anxiety and depression, bullying, attention difficulties and academic challenges.
    — Elizabeth Dowdell, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
Definition of bullying
Verb
  • The abdomen may significantly protrude, pushing the diaphragm upward and making breathing more difficult.
    — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Basically, the silicone cup creates suction around the area in question and you’re given a massage via pulling instead of pushing.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Definition of pushing
Verb
  • The masks are often vibrant and colorful but sometimes intimidating, depicting superheroes, animals or other symbolic figures.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • Superior Court Judge Alex Manning issued the order June 15 prohibiting the county’s top administrator from getting close to Amit Mehrotra, a neighbor in the Ellard subdivision in Roswell, and from harassing or intimidating Mehrotra or his family.
    — Reed Williams, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of intimidating
Noun
  • 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.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of pressure
Verb
  • The same rules reshaping the car are squeezing the independent aftermarket out of the picture.
    — Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Energy prices soared, squeezing Americans already frustrated by the high cost of living.
    — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of squeezing
Verb
  • Suddenly the seller is tiptoeing, managing the buyer's mood, terrified of saying the wrong thing and scaring them off.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Two earthquakes jolted Venezuela with one-two punch on Wednesday, damaging buildings and scaring people who felt the violent shaking.
    — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Definition of scaring
Noun
  • House Bill 582, known as the Survivor Justice Act, allows courts to consider reduced sentences for victims of domestic violence or human trafficking who committed crimes under coercion.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Equality without liberty can become coercion in the name of fairness.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of coercion
Noun
  • The 16-count indictment against Republican Liz Murrill, handed up Thursday by a New Orleans grand jury, charges Louisiana’s first female attorney general with intimidation and malfeasance.
    — Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • The 16-count indictment handed up Thursday by a New Orleans grand jury accused Murrill, the state's first female attorney general, with intimidation and malfeasance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of intimidation

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