steam·roll·er
ˈstēm-ˌrō-lər 
1
: a steam-driven road roller
broadly
: road roller
2
: a crushing force especially when ruthlessly applied to overcome opposition
steam·roll·er
ˈstēm-ˌrō-lər
variants
or steamroll
steamrollered or steamrolled; steamrollering or steamrolling; steamrollers or steamrolls
1
: to overwhelm usually by greatly superior force
steamroller the opposition
2
: to bring or advance by overwhelming force or pressure
steamrollered the bill through the legislature
: to move or proceed with irresistible force
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Dawn Mitchell, The Indianapolis Star, 22 May 2024
As a social-climbing hustler trying to gain access to an exclusive country club, Kristen Wiig plays Palm Royale’s Maxine like a steamroller.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2024
Cnn Staff, CNN, 7 Nov. 2024
By producing at scale with close vertical integration with component makers, DJI have succeeded in building highly capable, good quality drones that few competitors can match, steamrollering the U.S. consumer drone industry in the process.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Once the steamrollers evened out the crushed limestone track, a final coat of a coal tar binding agent was applied and the track was ready for racing.
—Dawn Mitchell, The Indianapolis Star, 22 May 2024
As a social-climbing hustler trying to gain access to an exclusive country club, Kristen Wiig plays Palm Royale’s Maxine like a steamroller.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2024
Verb
The European pitch to Trump not to throw Ukraine under Putin’s nationalist drive to steamroller former Soviet states into submission is undoubtedly going to be heated.
—Cnn Staff, CNN, 7 Nov. 2024
By producing at scale with close vertical integration with component makers, DJI have succeeded in building highly capable, good quality drones that few competitors can match, steamrollering the U.S. consumer drone industry in the process.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Steamroller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steamroller. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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