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steamroller

[steem-roh-ler] / ˈstimˌroʊ lər /
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steamroll
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"It's been the steamroller all season. That's the one thing you could take to the bank," said Davis.

From Barron's Mar. 12, 2026

It took a combination of every single element that transformed Indiana from an afterthought into college football’s 16-0 steamroller this season: a perfect storm of bold coaching, undervalued talent, and gamechanging guts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 20, 2026

It will take some doing to overhaul the Oppenheimer steamroller, but stranger things have happened.

From BBC Mar. 9, 2024

Awards season steamroller “ Oppenheimer ” is among the nominees for the PGA’s top award to be handed out later Sunday night.

From Seattle Times Feb. 25, 2024

The “Social Studies and Science Interdisciplinary Block” arrives like a slow-motion steamroller.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

In Ganim, about two dozen pre-fabricated homes have already been installed, while steamrollers and other construction machinery busily created new space for future houses on the hillside on Thursday.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

There’s some nostalgia involved, sure, tied up with memories of dancing with your goth girlfriends at New Wave Dance Night, but all three of those songs on a random Friday in Ohio were total steamrollers.

From Salon Oct. 7, 2025

COVID-19 has also stopped the steamrollers state officials thought would be in high gear by now after approving Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois capital improvement plan last spring.

From Washington Times May 22, 2020

In fact, our charter has very much in mind keeping majorities from turning into steamrollers.

From Fox News Feb. 18, 2019

Like Frank Underwood in “House of Cards,” Pius also suffers from a lack of worthy, competent antagonists as he steamrollers his opposition.

From New York Times Jan. 12, 2017

England were steamrollered 4-1 down under in 2002-03 by arguably the best Test team of all time.

From BBC Oct. 27, 2025

And believe me, I should have known better than to get steamrollered into a bad trade.

From Slate Feb. 19, 2024

MacMichael steamrollered his opponents with a clear, concise argument.

From Seattle Times Nov. 15, 2023

Her albums were steamrollered outside of her label’s offices in Rockefeller Center.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2023

However much Jack wants to believe that Terry’s fine and dandy with this plan, Molly knows that he steamrollered her into it.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

Generative AI is steamrollering the industry known as software-as-a-service, or SaaS, where customers access software over the internet, typically on a subscription basis.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Yes, England won comfortably and without ever losing control to extend their record unbeaten run to 36 Tests, but this wasn't the steamrollering many expected, with Wales - to use Mitchell's word - "surprising" them.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2026

The stretch includes a second-half steamrollering of ASU in the middle of last season that gave Utah control of the South division.

From Seattle Times Sep. 21, 2022

Tottenham’s last Premier League outing was that bonkers game at St Mary’s, where Spurs were dreadful for 45 minutes before steamrollering to victory courtesy of a Son Heung-min and Harry Kane masterclass.

From The Guardian Sep. 27, 2020

England’s dominant forward pack pushed the Americans around all night — steamrollering through them, scampering past them, bulling over them — to score seven tries on the way to a 45-7 blowout in Kobe.

From New York Times Sep. 26, 2019




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