bulldoze
verb
bull·doze
ˈbu̇l-ˌdōz 
also ˈbəl-
bulldozed; bulldozing; bulldozes
Examples of bulldoze in a Sentence
The crew is bulldozing the trees.
They bulldozed a road through the hills.
The governor bulldozed the law through the legislature.
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Stand your ground without bulldozing the people who love you.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
San Jose didn’t follow through on the threats to take ownership of the property, but the city did use the receiver to coax the owner to bulldoze the property and remove piles of fire-scarred debris from the empty lots.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Trump has already bulldozed the East Wing, which had been built in 1902 during President Theodore Roosevelt’s administration and expanded in 1942 during Franklin Roosevelt’s administration.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 30 Mar. 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
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
San Jose didn’t follow through on the threats to take ownership of the property, but the city did use the receiver to coax the owner to bulldoze the property and remove piles of fire-scarred debris from the empty lots.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Trump has already bulldozed the East Wing, which had been built in 1902 during President Theodore Roosevelt’s administration and expanded in 1942 during Franklin Roosevelt’s administration.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 30 Mar. 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
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“Bulldoze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulldoze. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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bulldoze
verb
bull·doze
ˈbu̇l-ˌdōz
bulldozed; bulldozing
1
: to move, clear, or level with a bulldozer
2
: to force as if by using a bulldozer
bulldozed their way through the crowd
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