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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The pavement has been dug up by the Israeli military’s D-9 bulldozers – mounds of asphalt and dirt piled up on the sides of roads, often pouring into shops and homes.
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Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
On Capitol Hill, the White House chief of staff outlined Musk’s moves to a group of uneasy Senate Republicans, some of whom openly question the billionaire adviser’s bulldozer methods.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 27 Feb. 2025
The shelters were dismantled by city workers and scraped off the flood channel floor with pitchforks, shovels and bulldozers while those who lived in them watched.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
When a big blaze occurs, multiple assets are dispatched, including trucks, bulldozers, and aircraft to douse the flames.
—Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
On Capitol Hill, the White House chief of staff outlined Musk’s moves to a group of uneasy Senate Republicans, some of whom openly question the billionaire adviser’s bulldozer methods.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 27 Feb. 2025
The shelters were dismantled by city workers and scraped off the flood channel floor with pitchforks, shovels and bulldozers while those who lived in them watched.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
When a big blaze occurs, multiple assets are dispatched, including trucks, bulldozers, and aircraft to douse the flames.
—Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Bulldozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulldozer. Accessed 12 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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