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
International pushback remains intense in reaction to Trump’s public fervor to buy Greenland, seize the Panama Canal, trounce Canada and rebrand a massive body of water.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
His resignation came as polls indicated that the Liberal Party was set to be trounced by the opposition Conservative Party in the upcoming election, expected in or before October, Reuters reported.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Looking Ahead: Georgia continued its slide down the S-Curve after getting trounced at home by Missouri on Saturday.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Estacado trounced Graham 75-38 in Abilene on Tuesday.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
His resignation came as polls indicated that the Liberal Party was set to be trounced by the opposition Conservative Party in the upcoming election, expected in or before October, Reuters reported.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Looking Ahead: Georgia continued its slide down the S-Curve after getting trounced at home by Missouri on Saturday.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Estacado trounced Graham 75-38 in Abilene on Tuesday.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trounce
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With all the hurdles Seavey has overcome as an artist, he’s not only been determined to solidify his spot in the industry as a solo artist, but to also make his mark.—
Kristen Wisneski,
Billboard,
7 Mar. 2025
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Every once in a while, a pitfall of community theater is glimpsed, but only momentarily, and here the heartfelt sense of fun overcomes any little shortcoming.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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The show has never been out to bury anybody and bury any of the team principles.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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Read Next World ‘Rare’ ancient Roman item found buried under 1,800-year-old fence in Scotland.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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While those comps are impressive, 2023 numbers were not very tough to beat.—
David Moin,
WWD,
7 Mar. 2025
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The pick is for Turner to beat Bahamondes via knockout.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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With all of this being said, Teyana annihilated the other looks that were at the Vanity Fair Oscar party.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
3 Mar. 2025
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If not for Hunt, we’d have been annihilated on the glass.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
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Vonn took the super-combined and downhill titles the previous two days. 2014 — The Clippers rout the rival Lakers 142-94.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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But the Eagles put on a show to rout the defending champs 40-22.—
Paulina Dedaj,
Fox News,
11 Feb. 2025
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The wind up here had whipped the snow into a sharp rib that came to a point on Denali’s Archdeacon’s Tower.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Add the egg whites: In the clean bowl of the electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form, 4-5 minutes.—
Peter Burke,
Fox News,
6 Mar. 2025
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In addition to steep energy costs, high taxes and burdensome regulations have also clobbered the country’s industry, Kroemer said.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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Bell’s pride in the league, though, never was higher than when the 13-point underdog Chiefs clobbered Minnesota 23-7 in New Orleans in 1970 in the last dance of the old AFL before the merger.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2025
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In addition to First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters, Malia and Sasha, other guests included a trio of Jewish White House staffers who threw together an impromptu seder the year before while campaigning with Obama.—
Penny Schwartz,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2025
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Nunez kept trying to fight after correction officers stopped the battle, trying to stab an inmate who threw an object at him before officers pepper-sprayed Nunez into submission, the complaint alleges.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trounce. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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