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
The rest of the world is trouncing the U.S. stock market this year.
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 June 2025
The metals craze is reflected in the numbers: Precious metals are trouncing the US stock market this year.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
Then England trounced Portugal 6-0 in the UEFA Nations League.
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 10 June 2025
How to Train Your Dragon scored a solid lead in its second week at the box office, taking in $37 million domestically and $90.5 million globally and trouncing its competition.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 June 2025
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 June 2025
The metals craze is reflected in the numbers: Precious metals are trouncing the US stock market this year.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
Then England trounced Portugal 6-0 in the UEFA Nations League.
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 10 June 2025
How to Train Your Dragon scored a solid lead in its second week at the box office, taking in $37 million domestically and $90.5 million globally and trouncing its competition.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trounce
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The Austin district relied heavily on contractors to overcome its chronic backlog of evaluation requests.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 July 2025
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Visualizations, correlation maps and plain-language summaries must be built into the interface—not buried in logs or reserved for advanced users.—
Karthik Sj,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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The incident happened on the outskirts of northwestern Goodyear, where a man was buried with dirt inside a trench at a construction site in a developing neighborhood, which led to a rescue operation that went on until the man's body was found the next morning.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
29 July 2025
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Denim might not be the go-to fabric for beating the summer heat, but that doesn’t stop enthusiasts from finding stylish ways to keep their indigo game strong all season long.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
29 July 2025
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In the first inning, Garcia gave Acuña a jovial finger-wag after beating his incoming throw from right field while simultaneously scoring a run.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 July 2025
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However, the antiproton qubit is unlikely to find work in quantum computing because ordinary matter can be used for that more easily without the risk of the antimatter annihilating.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
24 July 2025
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The central working assumption of PEN America and of the State Department—that the liberal American can teach the seriously swarming races what is meant by democracy—has been annihilated.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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In Libya in late 2016, the U.S. military conducted air strikes in support of Libya’s interim government to rout ISIS from its nascent safe haven in Sirte.—
Lisa Monaco,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Oct. 2017
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The Battle of Jakku The fleet of the Rebellion, now calling itself the New Republic, routs the Empire in the largest battle since Endor.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
25 May 2025
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On a Friday night in February on East Sixth Street, a steely-eyed bar doorman rushed around a crowd agitating on the sidewalk and whipped a flashlight above his shoulder.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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While the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun rolling back its shoes-off policy at security checkpoints, this ability to whip them off and on in seconds is still majorly convenient for travel.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
29 July 2025
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Then in the fifth, Ezequiel Tovar clobbered a 1-2 fastball 433 feet to center for a three-run shot –again with two outs.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
20 July 2025
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Another protester was clobbered on the head by anti-riot police and was taken by medics in an ambulance.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 June 2025
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His brother, Eugene Howard, threw him into a small pool of water, thereby probably saving his life.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
29 July 2025
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Bivens worked as the bulk guy in a bullpen game, throwing three innings, but Mauricio’s double ended his day.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
28 July 2025
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trounce. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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