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Recent Examples of drub Fox News also continues drubbing CNN in the ratings. Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 7 June 2023 One of the primary reasons the Celtics were drubbed Monday at Madison Square Garden was the season-worst 3-point shooting performance. Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023 He was drubbed by Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla, who raised nearly $12 million. Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2023 The current Sockers are in first place, of course, and favored to drub the Dallas Sidekicks in the 7:05 p.m match at Pechanga Arena. San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for drub
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drub
Verb
  • In the video, the mother dog stays close to her pup, licking him and standing over him protectively.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
  • While her Nickelodeon and Disney peers have seemingly all had at least one major scandal to their names (ranging from incessant twerking and licking unpurchased donuts to near-fatal overdoses), Palmer’s celebrity was, in part, defined by her lack of verifiable scandals.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • How to Train Your Dragon scored a solid lead in its second week at the box office, taking in $37 million domestically and $90.5 million globally and trouncing its competition.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 June 2025
  • For 2025, the 1,064-horsepower ZR1 began trouncing European competition, backed by a thundering Detroit V-8 soundtrack.
    Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • Nothing beats a flattering linen dress for the summer.
    Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2025
  • June hiring was up modestly from May's 144,000 increase in payrolls and beat the 118,000 jobs economists had forecast for last month.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • There can be ways to overcome the objections of the people who are concerned that new technology will make their jobs obsolete.
    Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • Bravely overcoming one small fear gives you the courage to take on the next.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • In one particularly jarring example, under threat of being unplugged, Anthropic’s latest creation Claude 4 lashed back by blackmailing an engineer and threatened to reveal an extramarital affair.
    Thomas Urbain, Fortune, 29 June 2025
  • The president also lashed out at economists who predicted his administration’s tariffs could cause a recession.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • An Italian meringue involves carefully and slowly drizzling a hot sugar syrup into egg whites while whipping them.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
  • The comet will also whip by Mars on October 2 at 18 million miles (30 million kilometers) from the red planet.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
Verb
  • Hole-in-the-Wall, a unique rock formation that has a large arch carved through it by the relentless pounding of the ocean.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 7 July 2025
  • On Friday, torrential rain pounded the region, causing the Guadalupe River in Kerr County to rise 26 feet in just 45 minutes -- the second-highest on record, officials said .
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • In Libya in late 2016, the U.S. military conducted air strikes in support of Libya’s interim government to rout ISIS from its nascent safe haven in Sirte.
    Lisa Monaco, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2017
  • The Battle of Jakku The fleet of the Rebellion, now calling itself the New Republic, routs the Empire in the largest battle since Endor.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025

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“Drub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drub. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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