Meaning & use
Steamrolled
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Forced something through, or overwhelmed someone, using overpowering pressure or authority.
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The committee steamrolled the objections and approved the project anyway.
She felt steamrolled by her business partner's aggressive negotiating style.
A note on using this word
Steamrolled draws its imagery from the steamroller, a heavy machine that flattens everything in its path.
Words with a similar meaning
overpoweredcrushedbulldozed
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