bulldozer
noun
bull·doz·er
ˈbu̇l-ˌdō-zər 
also ˈbəl-
1
: one that bulldozes
2
: a tractor-driven machine usually having a broad horizontal blade for moving earth
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Emanuel, also a former mayor of Chicago, has a reputation for being a bulldozer.
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2025
The company in Athens makes the smaller bulldozers, often used on highway ramp construction, and the smaller version excavators.
—Wayne Ford, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
The exchange was another sign that Vance relishes his role as a Trump bulldozer.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
There are indications here and there of a rebuilding effort: Tyvek wrapping around houses, bulldozers and backhoes rumbling down streets, contractors’ signs staked into front yards.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2025
The company in Athens makes the smaller bulldozers, often used on highway ramp construction, and the smaller version excavators.
—Wayne Ford, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
The exchange was another sign that Vance relishes his role as a Trump bulldozer.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
There are indications here and there of a rebuilding effort: Tyvek wrapping around houses, bulldozers and backhoes rumbling down streets, contractors’ signs staked into front yards.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Bulldozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulldozer. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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bulldozer
noun
bull·doz·er
ˈbu̇l-ˌdō-zər
: a piece of earth-moving equipment that rides on tracks and has a broad blade for pushing (as in clearing land of trees)
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