as in sleeper
one who sleeps the driver had to make an abrupt stop that wakened the dozers on the bus

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Recent Examples of dozer There are now more than 7,500 local state and federal firefighters on the ground, as well as 1,162 fire engines, 23 water tenders, six air tankers, 31 helicopters, and 53 dozers fighting the fires. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 The fire has been fought by 10 engines, two water tenders, two helicopters, two dozers and six hand crews. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025 Firefighters continue to assess fire suppression control-line locations and dozers are extending and connecting those lines already developed. Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025 Around 30 cars abandoned on Sunset Boulevard and Palisades Drive were later cleared by dozers to provide access, the fire department said. Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dozer
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sleeper
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  • One of our favorite duvet covers for the hot sleepers, the Sijo Airyweight duvet cover, is on sale now.
    Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 10 July 2025
  • With him, Florida is a College Football Playoff sleeper.
    Matt Hayes, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

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“Dozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dozer. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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