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our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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That while most new streaming comedies are single cam, they often get trounced in the ratings by decades-old reruns of Friends and The Big Bang Theory?
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
Teaming-up with fellow Scandinavian Viktor Hovland, the duo trounced Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka—leaving the former in tears.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Shares of the wireless communications infrastructure company have gained more than 12% so far in 2025, trouncing the S & P 500.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
Imhoff, Denny Fitzpatrick, Bob Dalton and Bill McClintock scored in double figures as the Bears trounced Saint Mary’s 66-46 in the regional finals.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
Teaming-up with fellow Scandinavian Viktor Hovland, the duo trounced Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka—leaving the former in tears.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Shares of the wireless communications infrastructure company have gained more than 12% so far in 2025, trouncing the S & P 500.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
Imhoff, Denny Fitzpatrick, Bob Dalton and Bill McClintock scored in double figures as the Bears trounced Saint Mary’s 66-46 in the regional finals.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trounce. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat thoroughly
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