as in bombed
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 trounced
Liverpool trounced Newcastle United despite conceding first.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Despite the plugs, Wambsganss was easily trounced in the Fort Worth-area district by Rehmet, a labor union leader and veteran, for a partial term ending in early January.
—John Hanna, Austin American Statesman, 1 Feb. 2026
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.
—Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Revenue during the holiday season trounced Wall Street estimates, driven by strong demand for the new iPhone 17, growth in services and a rebound in China.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 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 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
Riggs won, but was later trounced in a rematch with Billie Jean King.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Oregon came off a bye in last year’s Rose Bowl quarterfinal and got trounced 41-21 by Ohio State — all three other teams with byes also lost in the quarterfinals.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Despite the plugs, Wambsganss was easily trounced in the Fort Worth-area district by Rehmet, a labor union leader and veteran, for a partial term ending in early January.
—John Hanna, Austin American Statesman, 1 Feb. 2026
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.
—Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Revenue during the holiday season trounced Wall Street estimates, driven by strong demand for the new iPhone 17, growth in services and a rebound in China.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 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 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
Riggs won, but was later trounced in a rematch with Billie Jean King.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Oregon came off a bye in last year’s Rose Bowl quarterfinal and got trounced 41-21 by Ohio State — all three other teams with byes also lost in the quarterfinals.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trounced
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Trump, in particular, noted his administration changed the name of the Defense Department back to the War Department, boosted federal spending for military families, bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities, and conducted the Maduro operation in Venezuela.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Feb. 2026
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Iran has been refusing requests by the agency to inspect the sites bombed in the June war.—
Farnoush Amiri,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Pierce died Friday after being whipped with a belt and being forced to stand in a cold shower, authorities said.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Thanks to whipped egg whites, these cookies are airy and crisp on the outside and gooey on the inside.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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Bradshaw — who passed for 309 yards and overcame three interceptions with touchdown passes of 47 yards to Swann and 73 yards to Stallworth — was named MVP for the second straight year.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Malinin opened with a big quad flip, opted for a safer triple axel over his quad, and overcame a couple of mistakes along the way to finish with aplomb.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Patriots leaned on Los Angeles offensively and thrashed them on defense, circling Justin Herbert in the first half before swarming him for four sacks in the second.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Giants followed that up by getting thrashed by the Eagles in Philadelphia this past Sunday.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Roadrunners even clobbered Tulane, which went to the College Football Playoff.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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The old adage that defense wins championships held true as the Seattle Seahawks clobbered the New England Patriots, 29-13, in Super Bowl 60.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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Two days ago, the Avalanche routed Ottawa 8-2 in Ball Arena.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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The agency's 10-year reorganization plan includes an overhaul of its regional transportation system, reducing the number of USPS vehicle trips for transporting mail from post offices to processing plants, where mail is postmarked, sorted and routed.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Fluffy snow fell in parts of the metro Charlotte on Thursday, adding to icy conditions left by a historic winter storm that walloped all 100 North Carolina counties last week.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
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With patches of ice still visible in some places in downtown, the demonstrators assembled for a protest that had been originally set for earlier in the week but was hastily postponed because of the winter blast that walloped North Texas.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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The administration's hardline immigration enforcement has upset millions of Americans who supported deporting immigrants with criminal records but who are uncomfortable with the aggressive tactics and detention of longtime community members and their children.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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Hayley’s very upset by it, and that upsets Mickey, and that’s probably one of the biggest driving motivations for him, not just to save his own life, but to save his daughter and his family from the ramifications of this.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2026
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