steamroll
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The best teams tend to stack their nonconference schedule with two types of games: Opportunities for signature victories against other top contenders, along with schools they’re certain to steamroll.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
"If we don't then I fear that that we will die a slow death, because it will just steamroll over us," Tiller told AFP.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
It had been a promising start from the Lions, who galloped into a commanding lead and looked as if they were going to steamroll their opponents.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2025
Brian Geraghty and Patti Harrison lend some color to Ed and Janie, the contestants who have to standby and watch Larson’s unprecedented steamroll, while Goggins plays the perfect game-show host.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025
“This could steamroll into something as unmanageable as Pacheco’s pig. Any fool can see that.”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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