bulldoze
verb (used with object)
to clear, level, or reshape the contours of (land) by or as if by using a bulldozer.
bulldozed
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past participleof bulldoze.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof bulldoze.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
bulldozeverb (used with object)to clear, level, or reshape the contours of (land) by or as if by using a bulldozer.
Example Sentences
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Now, many local leaders want to see them bulldozed to make way for new, denser housing—igniting an outcry on the edge of unbroken wilderness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Often these projects are approved with little to no input from community members, either because they flew under the radar or because companies bulldozed their way into building them anyway.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
With two magical allies — Faizah Malik, who is challenging Councilmember Traci Park, and Board of Education member Rocio Rivas — they saved homes from being bulldozed by corporate villains.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
To the amazement of some, the crash site was bulldozed within days, which experts say destroyed potentially crucial evidence.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
Other parts we have to crawl at an excruciatingly slow pace, because of rocks bulldozed into five-foot berms, intentionally formed into a maze designed to direct the flow of water.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
