steamroller
noun
a heavy steam-powered vehicle having a roller for crushing, compacting, or leveling materials used for a road or the like.
were 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 that same time span, Untapable and Napravnik had recovered and were steamrollering the competition, winning five of their next seven starts, including the Kentucky Oaks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2014
