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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Expectations for fourth-quarter profit range from 65 cents to 79 cents per share, trouncing Wall Street's call for 55 cents a share, per LSEG.
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Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 6 May 2026
The Knicks trounced the Sixers in Game 1, winning 137-98.
—Laura Fay, CBS News, 6 May 2026
William Contreras went 4 for 4 with a homer and four RBIs as the Milwaukee Brewers overcame Brandon Woodruff’s early exit and trounced the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-1 on Thursday.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Now, the Hawks’ trouncing the Knicks in this category may be a tinge inflated, if only because of matchups.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 6 May 2026
The Knicks trounced the Sixers in Game 1, winning 137-98.
—Laura Fay, CBS News, 6 May 2026
William Contreras went 4 for 4 with a homer and four RBIs as the Milwaukee Brewers overcame Brandon Woodruff’s early exit and trounced the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-1 on Thursday.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Now, the Hawks’ trouncing the Knicks in this category may be a tinge inflated, if only because of matchups.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trounce. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat thoroughly
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