trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat decisively
trounced the rival team
Examples of trounce in a Sentence
our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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In other equities trading, Sandisk climbed 23% before the opening bell after the data storage company trounced Wall Street’s second-quarter sales and profit targets.
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Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
But Biden, then a former vice president, trounced her and others in the South Carolina primaries, prompting her to drop out and join others in closing ranks behind him.
—Bill Barrow, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
The stock, which has jumped 16% year to date, is our third-best performer in these early days of 2026, trouncing the S & P 500′s gain of just 1% this year.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
The Steelers were trounced 30-6 by the Houston Texans in the AFC Wild Card game on Monday night at Acrisure Field.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
But Biden, then a former vice president, trounced her and others in the South Carolina primaries, prompting her to drop out and join others in closing ranks behind him.
—Bill Barrow, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
The stock, which has jumped 16% year to date, is our third-best performer in these early days of 2026, trouncing the S & P 500′s gain of just 1% this year.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
The Steelers were trounced 30-6 by the Houston Texans in the AFC Wild Card game on Monday night at Acrisure Field.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trounce. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat thoroughly
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