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as in intimidated
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 bulldozed
Several other troughs appeared to have been already filled and bulldozed over.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
Infrastructure projects promised to repair the scar left of decades-old urban renewal projects that bulldozed Black neighborhoods.
—Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
But the place comes to life as museum co-founder Sandra Maria Teixeira tells of houses being bulldozed, standoffs with the police, and the victory of the 20 families who were eventually given the right to remain in the area.
—Constance Malleret, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024
Thousands have been bulldozed to make way for sprawling solar panel fields in the Mojave Desert.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Their original, 2,100-square-foot UCF location was bulldozed for student apartments back in 2016, then reopened on University six months later in double the space with triple the business.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
Large-scale renewable energy projects have bulldozed thousands of Joshua trees at a time.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
The man and Holland were among 195 Black and Latino families whose homes were bulldozed and burned to the ground with little-to-no notice in the late 1950s and early ’60s.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
Chad Smith, back for another round behind the drums, bulldozed into the song as Tool’s Maynard James Keenan, in a chic black suit, handled the gritty vocals.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
Infrastructure projects promised to repair the scar left of decades-old urban renewal projects that bulldozed Black neighborhoods.
—Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
But the place comes to life as museum co-founder Sandra Maria Teixeira tells of houses being bulldozed, standoffs with the police, and the victory of the 20 families who were eventually given the right to remain in the area.
—Constance Malleret, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024
Thousands have been bulldozed to make way for sprawling solar panel fields in the Mojave Desert.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Their original, 2,100-square-foot UCF location was bulldozed for student apartments back in 2016, then reopened on University six months later in double the space with triple the business.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
Large-scale renewable energy projects have bulldozed thousands of Joshua trees at a time.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
The man and Holland were among 195 Black and Latino families whose homes were bulldozed and burned to the ground with little-to-no notice in the late 1950s and early ’60s.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
Chad Smith, back for another round behind the drums, bulldozed into the song as Tool’s Maynard James Keenan, in a chic black suit, handled the gritty vocals.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulldozed
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Older Americans — who’ve worked hard all our lives — shouldn’t be pushed out onto the streets, forced to go without sufficient food or health care due to unfortunate circumstances.—
Sherlea Dony,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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Pope Francis also pushed Biden, who is Catholic and spoke to the pontiff last week, to prevent the executions.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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The day after Luigi Mangione was indicted for murder, 200 top American CEOs came together, under heavily armed protection, in a bold statement of defiance of the populist fringes, not frightened away or intimidated for standing up for leadership and American character.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
TIME,
21 Dec. 2024
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Ever since, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been too intimidated to try regulating this serious harm.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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Unfortunately for them, Steph won’t be bullied – even by paternalistic threats of being sued into oblivion.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
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Ortiz alleged she was bullied, harassed and neglected by district staff, including the case manager.—
Jessika Harkay,
Hartford Courant,
20 Dec. 2024
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