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our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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Cohen easily trounced his primary challengers last year, with the closest runner-up, Corey Strong, trailing him by more than 50 points.
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Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
The Brewers trounced the Cubs in Game 1, while the Dodgers, came back and shocked the Phillies in their first game.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
But other corners of the Argentine economy are languishing, and the president’s party got trounced in local elections earlier this month.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Haji Wright and Coventry City are also unbeaten, having trounced Birmingham City 3-0 this weekend.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
The Brewers trounced the Cubs in Game 1, while the Dodgers, came back and shocked the Phillies in their first game.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
But other corners of the Argentine economy are languishing, and the president’s party got trounced in local elections earlier this month.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Haji Wright and Coventry City are also unbeaten, having trounced Birmingham City 3-0 this weekend.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trounce. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat thoroughly
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