steamroller

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Recent Examples of steamroller Ludwig takes a dart to the neck, falls several stories to the concrete, gets run over by a bus, then flattened by a steamroller and finally trampled by the USC marching band. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025 The tariff steamroller ran over the stocks of some good companies in the first quarter and early April. John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 The growing Schumer scorn underlines the party's urgent divide over how to handle President Trump's (at times legally dubious) executive steamroller. Avery Lotz, Axios, 23 Mar. 2025 The stat that sums up 2024 Leicester lost just four of their first 32 games in the Championship, leading to plenty of fan memes about ‘HMS piss the league’, and Jamie Vardy atop a steamroller flattening the Championship logo. Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for steamroller
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steamroller
juggernaut
Noun
  • The performance against Skyridge suggests that Cherry Creek, owners of five of the last six Class 5A titles, is more than just a juggernaut in a flyover football state.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
  • In 2025, Thorne’s Netflix miniseries Adolescence became a global juggernaut, sailing to the top of streaming charts and sparking international conversation.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Steamroller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steamroller. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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