steamroller
noun
a heavy steam-powered vehicle having a roller for crushing, compacting, or leveling materials used for a road or the like.
was steamrollering
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past progressiveof steamroller.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In Queens, Maspeth and its senior-heavy squad was steamrollering opponents by 40 or more points.
From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2015
