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
Thousands of Villa fans, who had watched their team get trounced 8-0 at Chelsea three days before, delayed their early exits from the ground just to applaud Bale off the pitch when he was substituted in the 85th minute.
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The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The Trojans gave up 20 goals in a game for just the first ever against Johns Hopkins last week and were trounced by Maryland in the follow-up.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Carlsbad continued to play like an Open Division quality team on Wednesday night, trouncing host La Jolla Country Day 16-3 to improve to 6-3 on the young season.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026
The fan bases for Rocky Mountain Momo and Momo Dumplings showed their support in droves and trounced their respective opponents in the last round, Hop Alley and ChoLon, both by almost 75% of the vote.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
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The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The Trojans gave up 20 goals in a game for just the first ever against Johns Hopkins last week and were trounced by Maryland in the follow-up.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Carlsbad continued to play like an Open Division quality team on Wednesday night, trouncing host La Jolla Country Day 16-3 to improve to 6-3 on the young season.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026
The fan bases for Rocky Mountain Momo and Momo Dumplings showed their support in droves and trounced their respective opponents in the last round, Hop Alley and ChoLon, both by almost 75% of the vote.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trounce
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Bane overcame a slow start by making six of his first seven attempts at the free-throw line to reach 10 points after two quarters.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Leafs overcame a 3-1 deficit with three goals in the third period, including Rielly's snap shot from the high slot that beat Anaheim goalie Ville Husso stick-side to give Toronto a 4-3 lead with three minutes left in regulation.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the ’90s, the peninsula was taken over by a string of summer-only nightclubs, with little regard for the natural surroundings or the ancient cemetery buried in the pine forest.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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Eighty minutes in, yellow card already in his pocket and a one-game suspension already looming, Wilfried Zaha collected a Pep Biel pass in stride and buried it into the far corner.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Suns then tied the game at 94-94 after Jordan Goodwin beat the buzzer with a corner triple to end the period.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Keller stymies defending champ Coppell Claire Garritson scored the game-winning goal in the second half and Keller hung on to beat defending state champion Coppell 2-1 in the Class 6A Division 1 Region 1 Final on Tuesday night at Keller High School.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Their radar is 100% annihilated.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The trap confined 92 antiprotons in a vacuum, as any contact with air would annihilate them.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Clippers rout the Raptors Kawhi Leonard had 27 points, Darius Garland added 24, and the Clippers beat the Toronto Raptors 119-94 on Wednesday night.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Dylan Harper scored 22 points and Victor Wembanyama needed only 10 to help the San Antonio Spurs bounce back from their first loss in 12 games and rout the Philadelphia 76ers 131-91 on Tuesday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Children too short to see the stage stood on their tip-toes to watch Kevin Reyes, the actor who played the part of Jesus, being whipped.—
Laura Turbay,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The famously-shy sophomore obliged, several of her teammates whipping out their phones to record the big moment.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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Hectic schedules, especially as spring sports season begins, can throw a wrench into family meal planning and can encourage families to rely on quick, less nutritious options.—
Dr. Sarah Kinsella,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Angels backed Kochanowicz with two other super plays, left fielder Josh Lowe diving to catch Dominic Canzone’s flare in the fourth and second baseman Ozwald Peraza diving to stop Raley’s fifth-inning grounder up the middle and throwing to first.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The second came when UConn stunned Duke on that last-second 3-point shot to upset the Blue Devils in the Elite Eight.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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And the regulation shift is sure to upset certain people.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trounce. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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