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
Belichick, the eight-time Super Bowl champion, is searching for his first collegiate win in his first true road game after being trounced by TCU in Chapel Hill on Monday night.
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Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Technology stocks got trounced in the last week as investors sold their winners and bought previous laggards.
—Moneyshow, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
In the end, his multicultural coalition trounced Andrew Cuomo, a former governor and scion of a New York political dynasty boosted by more than $20 million in super-PAC spending.
—Mark Chiusano, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
After a 2025 filled with disappointments, Sabalenka withstood a final match against American pro Amanda Anisimova, the same player who trounced Sabalenka in the Wimbledon semifinals in July.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Technology stocks got trounced in the last week as investors sold their winners and bought previous laggards.
—Moneyshow, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
In the end, his multicultural coalition trounced Andrew Cuomo, a former governor and scion of a New York political dynasty boosted by more than $20 million in super-PAC spending.
—Mark Chiusano, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
After a 2025 filled with disappointments, Sabalenka withstood a final match against American pro Amanda Anisimova, the same player who trounced Sabalenka in the Wimbledon semifinals in July.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trounce
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How Wi-Fi HaLow Can Help Address These Needs To overcome connectivity gaps in large-scale environmental monitoring, some researchers and technologists are turning to Wi-Fi HaLow.—
Michael De Nil,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The movie adaptation is also rife with metaphors about boys becoming men and overcoming life-or-death circumstances to make it out the other side.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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As the late historian Barry Rubin documented in his biography of Arafat, the Palestinian leader used a variety of methods, both buying off and burying his opponents.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Early in the novel, Harold points out that authors are constantly looking for ways to bury their true beliefs in their text, rather than state them outright.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Golden Bears opened the 2024 season by beating UC Davis 31-13, Auburn 21-14 and SDSU 31-10.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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The South Korean automaker is projected to easily beat 2024 sales numbers for both EV models.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Sense-annihilating dreck has become a generational identity that these kids can claim as their own.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
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Release the hostages and lay down your weapons—or Gaza will be destroyed, and you will be annihilated.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Totaling 586 yards of offense and scoring on five consecutive possessions, the Mountaineers overcame an early three-point deficit to rout Tim Albin’s 49ers in front of 35,718 fans.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Aug. 2025
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Coastal San Diego’s charms give the Padres a much better chance to rout the Snakes in the ballpark-profits game.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The tight end completed a pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes for a 37-yard score in the fourth quarter and whipped out some moves in the end zone to celebrate.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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People also experimented with brown sugar, oat milk, or whipped foam to mimic the cookie’s sweetness and texture.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Sep. 2025
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Global stocks are clobbering their American cousins this year.—
Michael Foster,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Anthony clobbered a 497-foot shot in Triple-A weeks before his debut while Kurtz launched one 493 feet on the last Athletics homestand.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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He was replaced by Jake Browning, who threw for 241 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions and rushed for another score.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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So Georgia Republicans threw me out of their party.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trounce. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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