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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
steamroll .
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Examples
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Third, despite this year's abundance of great films, one title steamrolled the competition for the top slot, earning 106 out of a possible 120 points.
GreenCine Daily 2009
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Third, despite this year's abundance of great films, one title steamrolled the competition for the top slot, earning 106 out of a possible 120 points.
GreenCine Daily 2009
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Ten and Donna kind of steamrolled me into letting them into this fic.
The Boundaries of Consent (1/3) amberfocus 2008
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It kind of steamrolled into something Hughes and even the White House had imagined with tons of calls, lots of parents interested, lots of teams wanting to be here.
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However, the impression should not be created that the issue was being "steamrolled" through Parliament.
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The ANC had "steamrolled" the Remuneration of Traditional
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"And it just kind of steamrolled until mustaches were deemed uncool."
Kansan.com stories 2009
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"We plan to go forward expeditiously, but not hastily" after being "steamrolled" on the financial industry rescue.
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"The idea developed into something that has kind of steamrolled," he says.
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Joel Klein and Michael Bloomberg "steamrolled" Randi Weingarten, says The American Spectator.
Morning Read: Schumer Plays Defense, Bloomberg Does Sunday 2009
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