: a power saw with a circular cutting blade : circular saw
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: someone or something that presents overwhelming opposition
The Buckeyes have been a buzz saw …, winning by an average of 47.7 points in a 4-0 start. Tom Dienhart
—usually used in the phrase run/walk into a buzz saw
… the organizers ran into a buzz saw of complaints about many of its proposed venues, which had not been vetted with some of the landlords or the public. Katharine Q. SeelyeThey ran into a buzz saw Saturday night against … Kentucky, a loss that likely means a new No. 1 on Monday. John MarshallNever before has a president asked a Supreme Court nominee to walk into a political buzz saw quite like this. Susan Davis
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebCharles has spent hours and hours with BBC, despite having faced the media buzz saw, the worst of the worst tabloids in the 1990s. William Booth, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 The family-friendly, controversy-averse Walt Disney Co. has walked into the buzz saw of the American culture wars, version 2022. Thomas Doherty, Chron, 10 May 2022 By misjudging the brewing controversy in Florida and the emotions surrounding it, Chapek dove headfirst into a buzz saw of employee rage. Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2022 The family-friendly, controversy-averse Walt Disney Co. has walked into the buzz saw of the American culture wars, version 2022. Thomas Doherty, Chron, 10 May 2022 The family-friendly, controversy-averse Walt Disney Co. has walked into the buzz saw of the American culture wars, version 2022. Thomas Doherty, Chron, 10 May 2022 The family-friendly, controversy-averse Walt Disney Co. has walked into the buzz saw of the American culture wars, version 2022. Thomas Doherty, Chron, 10 May 2022 The quick rise of Duke’s program is one of college softball’s recent success stories, but the Blue Devils are running into a buzz saw. Usa Today Sports Network, USA TODAY, 25 May 2022 The family-friendly, controversy-averse Walt Disney Co. has walked into the buzz saw of the American culture wars, version 2022. Thomas Doherty, Chron, 10 May 2022 See More