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our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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She was trounced by Charlie Crist in the 2022 primary — losing a Democratic authenticity contest to a former Republican.
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Yacob Reyes, Axios, 29 July 2024
Voter participation was high compared with previous parliamentary elections, illustrating the political fervour Macron aroused with his stunning decision to call a parliamentary vote after the RN trounced his party in European Parliament elections earlier this month.
—Juliette Jabkhiro and Layli Foroudi, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024
That’s how much Apple stock is up since the company’s June Worldwide Developers Conference, trouncing the S&P 500’s 2% gain during the period thanks in large part to investor optimism for a major iPhone upgrade cycle tied to the AI features.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Harris trounced Trump in fundraising last month, but Trump has plenty of outside help to level the field.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
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Yacob Reyes, Axios, 29 July 2024
Voter participation was high compared with previous parliamentary elections, illustrating the political fervour Macron aroused with his stunning decision to call a parliamentary vote after the RN trounced his party in European Parliament elections earlier this month.
—Juliette Jabkhiro and Layli Foroudi, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024
That’s how much Apple stock is up since the company’s June Worldwide Developers Conference, trouncing the S&P 500’s 2% gain during the period thanks in large part to investor optimism for a major iPhone upgrade cycle tied to the AI features.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Harris trounced Trump in fundraising last month, but Trump has plenty of outside help to level the field.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trounce. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.
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trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat thoroughly
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