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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Carter prevailed, of course, but got trounced by Ronald Reagan in the general election.
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Matt Bai, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
Yet eight years later, after surviving an assassination attempt, trouncing a wide field of GOP primary rivals, and battling against multiple legal cases, Trump now has the backing of the majority of the GOP.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 July 2024
Macron dissolved France’s National Assembly last month after the RN trounced his party in the European Parliament elections.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 8 July 2024
France was not due to hold parliamentary elections until 2027, but Macron called the snap vote – the first time a French leader has done so since 1997 – after his party was trounced by the RN at last month’s European Parliament elections.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 7 July 2024
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Matt Bai, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
Yet eight years later, after surviving an assassination attempt, trouncing a wide field of GOP primary rivals, and battling against multiple legal cases, Trump now has the backing of the majority of the GOP.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 July 2024
Macron dissolved France’s National Assembly last month after the RN trounced his party in the European Parliament elections.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 8 July 2024
France was not due to hold parliamentary elections until 2027, but Macron called the snap vote – the first time a French leader has done so since 1997 – after his party was trounced by the RN at last month’s European Parliament elections.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 7 July 2024
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trounce. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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