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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On Monday night, the New York Knicks trounced the Cleveland Cavaliers to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in 27 years.
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Marlow Stern, Variety, 27 May 2026
Trump revealed no second thoughts after Paxton trounced Cornyn on Tuesday night.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
And both are being trounced by the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index’s 19% rise in 2026, largely powered by high-flying chipmakers.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Langner ran the problem past his personal lawyer, and that’s when the situation changed and Connecticut trounced California.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
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Marlow Stern, Variety, 27 May 2026
Trump revealed no second thoughts after Paxton trounced Cornyn on Tuesday night.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
And both are being trounced by the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index’s 19% rise in 2026, largely powered by high-flying chipmakers.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Langner ran the problem past his personal lawyer, and that’s when the situation changed and Connecticut trounced California.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trounce. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat thoroughly
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