bulldoze
verb (used with object)
to clear, level, or reshape the contours of (land) by or as if by using a bulldozer.
have bulldozed
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present perfectof bulldoze.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Large-scale renewable energy projects have bulldozed thousands of Joshua trees at a time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2024
Growers have bulldozed parcels flat, scraping away vegetation, and the land is cut by deep erosion scars littered with empty water totes and growing piles of detritus.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2022
Across North America and the world, cities have bulldozed their waterways into submission.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 1, 2022
Now McMansions for wealthier residents have bulldozed aside many of those smaller houses.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2017
Certain villages are now Chhaupadi-free zones, while others have bulldozed their Chhaupadi huts in an effort to promote greater gender equality.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 1, 2016
