as in defeats
failure to win a contest
took a terrible drubbing in last night's basketball game
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Recent Examples of drubbings
After the Jaden Ivey debacle and a series of drubbings, Michael Reinsdorf finally pulled the trigger yesterday and fired executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas and his stealthy sidekick, general manager Marc Eversley.
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Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drubbings
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France ended the Seleção’s campaign in the 2006 quarterfinals, the Netherlands did so in 2010, Germany inflicted one of the most infamous defeats in the sport’s history in 2014 – a 7-1 drubbing that had fans crying in the stands – and quarterfinal exits followed again in 2018 and 2022.—
Emile Nuh,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Beginning at Italia ’90, when Team USA was unceremoniously dumped out of its first World Cup with three consecutive defeats, this slice of stars-and-stripes nostalgia then charts the buildup to its first time as host.—
Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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That stint came to an end in April, though, following friendly losses to Egypt and Serbia.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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That has gotten him through all of the losses.—
Spencer Nusbaum,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Others targeted with beatings and forms of public shaming — including children — were accused of theft, drug trafficking or illegally selling tobacco.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Old newspaper articles shown in the documentary report beatings, violent deaths and brandings at Pennhurst, as well as a drowning.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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Moscow’s efforts to recruit students for its own expert drone units have been mired in distrust and setbacks, according to Stepanenko, after Russia’s Ministry of Defense committed some drone operators to frontline ground assaults.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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That aside, there has been precious little obvious progress and some notable setbacks.—
Anand Menon,
Time,
13 June 2026
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“Drubbings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drubbings. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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