QUIZZES
DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?
"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?
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Words nearby steamroller
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Example sentences from the Web for steamroller
The Donald Trump steamroller got run off the road last week, and getting back on track may not be easy.
His hard lines and angles project the arrogance of a confidence man, or as Arlyn Imberman puts it, “a steamroller.”
It was like getting a steamroller in motion to start Hickman.
Pitching in a Pinch|Christy Mathewson
British Dictionary definitions for steamroller
steamroller
steam roller
/ (ˈstiːmˌrəʊlə) /
noun
- a steam-powered vehicle with heavy rollers at the front and rear used for compressing road surfaces during road-making
- another word for roadroller
- an overpowering force or a person with such force that overcomes all opposition
- (as modifier)steamroller tactics
verb
(tr) to crush (opposition, etc) by overpowering force
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