steamroller
noun
a heavy steam-powered vehicle having a roller for crushing, compacting, or leveling materials used for a road or the like.
steamrollering
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present participleof steamroller.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Generative AI is steamrollering the once booming industry known as software-as-a-service.
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
Tottenham’s last Premier League outing was that bonkers game at St Mary’s, where Spurs were dreadful for 45 minutes before steamrollering to victory courtesy of a Son Heung-min and Harry Kane masterclass.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 27, 2020
Kennedy’s secretary of state, Dean Rusk, said he had worried that the president was ill-prepared for the steamrollering he received from Mr. Khrushchev on issues ranging from control over a divided Berlin to nuclear arms.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2018
