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our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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Just ask Ronald Reagan, who lost his first encounter with Walter Mondale; George W. Bush performed poorly in his first encounter with John Kerry; GOP candidate Mitt Romney trounced Barack Obama in their first 2012 debate.
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Matt Klink, Orange County Register, 21 June 2024
UConn also trounced fellow No. 1 seed Purdue, a team many (wrongly) thought was better than the Huskies heading into the Big Dance, in the final.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2024
At the same time, Netanyahu and his allies point the finger at the United States, claiming that the Biden administration has restricted Israel’s capacity to trounce Hamas.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2024
Giants and Mets What to know: Bill Parcels and 1986 NFL MVP Lawrence Taylor led the Giants to their first-ever Super Bowl title trouncing the Denver Broncos 39-20.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024
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Matt Klink, Orange County Register, 21 June 2024
UConn also trounced fellow No. 1 seed Purdue, a team many (wrongly) thought was better than the Huskies heading into the Big Dance, in the final.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2024
At the same time, Netanyahu and his allies point the finger at the United States, claiming that the Biden administration has restricted Israel’s capacity to trounce Hamas.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2024
Giants and Mets What to know: Bill Parcels and 1986 NFL MVP Lawrence Taylor led the Giants to their first-ever Super Bowl title trouncing the Denver Broncos 39-20.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trounce. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat thoroughly
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