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as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
a crowd was drubbing the purse snatcher when the police arrived on the scene
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as in bombed
to defeat by a large margin
we drubbed our traditional football rivals so badly that it was basically no contest
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Recent Examples of drubbed
After Wisconsin drubbed Michigan State, Fears walked into Izzo’s office and suggested a team meeting.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Mansfield races past Byron Nelson after slow start Mansfield only scored 5 points in the first quarter, but outscored Trophy Club Byron Nelson by 33 the rest of the way as the Tigers drubbed the Bobcats 61-34 in a Class 6A Division II bi-district game on Tuesday at Thomas Coliseum in Haltom City.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026
With all eight of those players available, the Heat previously drubbed the Hawks and Clippers and beat the Suns by six and the Bucks by three.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
The Americans drubbed Poulin’s team without her, perhaps taking some suspense out of the likely rematch between these teams in the gold-medal game next week.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The Broncos have a 9-4 series record in 13 all-time matchups against this NFC foe, and drubbed them 30-16 in their last meeting when outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper recorded his first two NFL sacks against Dallas QB Dak Prescott.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Mansfield races past Byron Nelson after slow start Mansfield only scored 5 points in the first quarter, but outscored Trophy Club Byron Nelson by 33 the rest of the way as the Tigers drubbed the Bobcats 61-34 in a Class 6A Division II bi-district game on Tuesday at Thomas Coliseum in Haltom City.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026
With all eight of those players available, the Heat previously drubbed the Hawks and Clippers and beat the Suns by six and the Bucks by three.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
The Americans drubbed Poulin’s team without her, perhaps taking some suspense out of the likely rematch between these teams in the gold-medal game next week.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The Broncos have a 9-4 series record in 13 all-time matchups against this NFC foe, and drubbed them 30-16 in their last meeting when outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper recorded his first two NFL sacks against Dallas QB Dak Prescott.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drubbed
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As time ran out before the break, Clark pounded the ball to the floor in frustration and voiced some sort of grievance to her head coach, Stephanie White.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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The recent selloff in financial services stocks pounded Amex, too; its shares are down 18% from the all-time high reached in December.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Firms like Brookfield, GIP, BlackRock, and Stonepeak own networks of pipelines, terminals, tankers, and more — including many in the Middle East that are now under threat of being either bombed, or at least suspended from service.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
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Right now, a synagogue in Iran has been destroyed; the Church of the Nativity has been bombed, along with many ancient sites across Lebanon.—
Pablo Larios,
Artforum,
7 May 2026
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Gilgeous-Alexander licked his chops at what Game 1 presented.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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When a boy had licked her neck at a party during the first week of college, a stranger!—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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None of us know yet that the Sparks are about to get trounced by the Aces, losing by 27 points.—
Jade Chang,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Melissa is nationally ranked and trounced Aledo 15-4 in the 2025 state semifinals.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2026
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In previous years, the 31-year-old originally from Chicago might have lashed back when accosted on the ice.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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Lively has maintained this approach was in line with the press tactic laid out for her by Sony, but the internet quickly lashed out at her given the film’s serious subject matter.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Maria Wittorp, the hotel’s head concierge, said, with the haste of an auctioneer, standing in the lobby, as blazer-wearing staffers whipped by.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Real estate agents whipped out their phones to put a hard sell on anything east of I-95.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Jack McGlynn scored a goal in each half and the Houston Dynamo thumped LAFC 4-1 on Sunday night at BMO Stadium.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Reigns eventually fell to his feet, and Fatu thumped into Reigns with a pair of running hip attacks.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Last season, Lyon won the first leg at Emirates Stadium but was thrashed 4-1 in the second match en route to Arsenal winning the title for the second time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The video showed that during the second time, the dog latched onto Evans’ left forearm and violently thrashed as Evans cried out in pain.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Drubbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drubbed. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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