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
Ten years ago, AlphaGo trounced human competitors—and its legacy is still present in today’s most advanced bots.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026
Rachel handily trounced Horan with a quiz all about Niall Horan.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Jacob Misiorowski struck out 11 while allowing one run over five innings and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Chicago White Sox 14-2 on Thursday.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Jacob Misiorowski struck out 11 while allowing one run over five innings, and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Chicago White Sox 14-2 on Thursday.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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
One night later, Italy trounced Mexico, the second favorite in the pool, even more emphatically, flashing more power and sneaky defensive dekes in the win.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026
Rachel handily trounced Horan with a quiz all about Niall Horan.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Jacob Misiorowski struck out 11 while allowing one run over five innings and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Chicago White Sox 14-2 on Thursday.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Jacob Misiorowski struck out 11 while allowing one run over five innings, and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Chicago White Sox 14-2 on Thursday.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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
One night later, Italy trounced Mexico, the second favorite in the pool, even more emphatically, flashing more power and sneaky defensive dekes in the win.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trounced
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The house of another, Carlotta Walls, was bombed a month before her graduation, and the police subsequently tortured her father in an unsuccessful attempt to coerce a confession.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Pitchfork,
4 Apr. 2026
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Tangled pieces of barbed wire, reams of rubble and fallen concrete scarred the skyline in Karaj, western Iran, on Friday, after the US military bombed a major new bridge under construction.—
Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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For 10 minutes, Boyd took in the scene as the flags whipped above the center-field scoreboard, Cubs infielders took grounders and stadium workers finished final preparations before 39,712 fans streamed into the ballpark.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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This pizza has soppressata, whipped ricotta and drizzles of hot honey.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 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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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.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Star forwards Denis Bouanga and Son Heung-min thrashed the struggling visitors.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Phan, who removed his clothes before reaching the shark, stood and watched as the shark thrashed and made its way back into the water.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Phillies clobbered Colorado 10-1 on a windy Friday afternoon in LoDo that featured the return of wintry weather and a reminder of the challenge facing an organization that lost 119 games last season.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Ravens signed Trey Hendrickson, while the Texans and Chargers have fortified their offensive lines after they were clobbered by the Patriots in consecutive playoff games.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 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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O’Neill inexplicably bobbles the snap, tries to pick the ball up instead of diving on it and loses it again when he gets walloped.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Illinois residents have been walloped by surging health insurance costs this year.—
Barbara Hoare,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The tree removal slowly upset the stability of the soil and the groundwater, eventually leading to the flooding that washed out the Harpers’ driveway, according to the family.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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South Carolina handily upset previously unbeaten UConn 62-48 Friday night after UCLA handled Texas 51-42.—
Greg Cote
April 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Trounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trounced. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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