steamroller
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After being expected to steamroller past Cape Verde and Egypt in the first two knockout rounds, La Albiceleste had to fight tooth and nail for 3-2 victories.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
"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
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
To keep from talking about politics, the couples quip about nonsense like jelly beans versus Gummi Bears, Cyndi Lauper versus Madonna, until Mitchell steamrollers the banter with his diatribe.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2017
England once again steamrollered Pakistan to power to a series win on the fourth day of the second Test at Lord's.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The home side steamrollered Pakistan at Headingley in Joe Root's first Test back as captain.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
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
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
They have got the opportunity to rest several players here but I don't think they will, and I can see them steamrollering over Argentina in the same way.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2023
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
“Death of Magic Thinking” meshes a pummeling march with a Bo Diddley beat and multiple jabbing, scrabbling guitars, steamrollering through a skewed chord progression and a tale of adolescent bewilderment.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2022
The embryonic Murray was all talent, all potential; but somehow not quite cut from the same physical stuff as your average steamrollering alpha athlete.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 11, 2019
