as in to overcome
to defeat by a large margin
our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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Recent Examples of trounce
Baltimore Ravens stars Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry put on a show Wednesday night as the team trounced the Houston Texans, 31-2.
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
The Congressional Leadership fund spent $8.2 million to defend the seat, trouncing its Democratic counterpart, the House Majority PAC, which pumped $4.8 million into the race, according to the nonpartisan analysis site Open Secrets.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
President Macron stuns France by calling snap parliamentary elections after his centrist Renaissance party is trounced by the far-right National Rally (RN) in the European elections.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Fervor for its wide-ranging toys has turned Pop Mart into the hottest Chinese growth company, with shares up 368% this year, trouncing most members on the MSCI China Index.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
The Congressional Leadership fund spent $8.2 million to defend the seat, trouncing its Democratic counterpart, the House Majority PAC, which pumped $4.8 million into the race, according to the nonpartisan analysis site Open Secrets.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
President Macron stuns France by calling snap parliamentary elections after his centrist Renaissance party is trounced by the far-right National Rally (RN) in the European elections.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Fervor for its wide-ranging toys has turned Pop Mart into the hottest Chinese growth company, with shares up 368% this year, trouncing most members on the MSCI China Index.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trounce
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The Lunar Owls overcame a six-point deficit and ended up winning the league’s first game 84-80 after Diggins-Smith hit a game-ending 3-pointer.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Both quarterbacks, roommates at the Manning Passing Academy, overcame difficult, and certainly shocking, defeats on their way to leading Ohio State and Notre Dame, respectively, to Monday’s CFP national championship game in Atlanta.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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After all, the stuff has been buried for what, seven decades, so what’s the big deal?—
Jim Clash,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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She is buried in the Little Rock National Cemetery.—
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18 Jan. 2025
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He has been routinely beaten on the glass by younger, bouncier players who are creating second-chance opportunities with offensive rebounds.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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Chicken Selects / Tenders Made of white breast meat with a peppery, crispy coating, Chicken Selects beat McNuggets any day of the week.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
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John Elway was considered a postseason pretender when his Denver Broncos were annihilated in three Super Bowls over a four-year stretch, then finished his career by snagging the franchise’s first two championship rings.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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In private meetings on that same trip, Mr. Blinken and his aides heard about war plans for Gaza that foretold more mass killing — including ominous reminders from Israeli officials that America had once been willing to annihilate Hiroshima and Nagasaki with atomic bombs.—
Edward Wong,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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On Saturday, the Houston Texans overcame a slow start to rout the Los Angeles Chargers, and the Baltimore Ravens dominated the Pittsburgh Steelers.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN,
12 Jan. 2025
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The president claimed the action was necessary to rout out subversive and anti-state actors within the national government.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
10 Jan. 2025
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Today infernos whipped by a perfect storm of high winds and drought conditions hit the Western edges of the United States especially hard.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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As the fire came closer, whipped by strong winds barreling down the mountains, no ambulance appeared.—
Claire Fahy,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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Unfortunately for him, Minnesota got clobbered by the Los Angeles Rams, losing 27-9. 5.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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The storm is set to arrive over the weekend and linger into Monday, clobbering the Plains, Midwest, and mid-Atlantic U.S. with snow, ice, and freezing temperatures—ensuring that the new year will land as a challenging one for up to 250 million people in 40 states.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
3 Jan. 2025
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Ben was also reported to have a habit of throwing himself back and hitting his head.—
Stephanie Slifer,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Just as the Season 1 finale amped up the stakes by expanding the show’s scale in revealing that there were dozens of other silos, the Season 2 finale expands the timeline of the show by throwing things back to the past.—
Barry Levitt,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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