trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat decisively
trounced the rival team
Examples of trounce in a Sentence
our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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But in general the US military proved incapable of quickly trouncing a much weaker adversary, and left the citizens and residents of Gulf allies under fire in the meantime.
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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 16 June 2026
On Sunday in Houston, four-time world champions Germany trounced Curacao 7-1.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 15 June 2026
Assemblywoman Claire Valdez trounced Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso by a 2-1 margin in fundraising in their Democratic primary in the NY-07 district as early voting was set to start Saturday in four contentious NYC congressional races, federal disclosure reports revealed.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
Paxton trounced him in a runoff race days after Trump endorsed the attorney general.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 16 June 2026
On Sunday in Houston, four-time world champions Germany trounced Curacao 7-1.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 15 June 2026
Assemblywoman Claire Valdez trounced Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso by a 2-1 margin in fundraising in their Democratic primary in the NY-07 district as early voting was set to start Saturday in four contentious NYC congressional races, federal disclosure reports revealed.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
Paxton trounced him in a runoff race days after Trump endorsed the attorney general.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trounce. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat thoroughly
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