scotched

past tense of scotch
as in defeated

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Verb
  • Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has not defeated Barcelona in La Liga play since October 2021.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Oregon defeated Wisconsin 21-7 in front of 58,940 fans at Autzen Stadium.
    Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At one point in the third quarter, Daniels scrambled against a blitz, stopped to throw, then retreated again 14 yards behind the line of scrimmage and completed a pass while getting crushed to the ground.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The second quarter crushed the Celtics.
    Jay King, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • All donations to the Legacy Fund are routed through the IU Foundation, the university’s philanthropic arm.
    Cate Charron, IndyStar, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Fifteen minutes prior, in a larger room packed with reporters, cameras and microphones looking for sound bites, Splitter fielded questions and did his best to give non-descript answers before his Blazers routed the Warriors 139-119.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The side led by Ronald Koeman had finished third in La Liga after being thrashed by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League round of 16.
    Pol Ballús, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Mamdani, a democratic socialist and registered Democrat, thrashed the party establishment in New York City’s mayoral primary with his verve and his fierce commitment to making housing cheaper and childcare free.
    Harpers Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Blue Jays trounced the Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series, taking a 1-0 lead with an 11-4 win.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Gold’s bull run this year has trounced even the artificial intelligence trade that drove stocks to all-time highs.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Oren Amir, founder of Go Home Builders in Los Angeles, said some of his rebuilding projects in Altadena, where residential areas were destroyed by January’s wildfires, have been delayed by conflicting guidance from the city on rooftop solar panel requirements.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Shipments may not be delivered, or even destroyed, as shipping companies seek information required to adhere to new tariffs.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ford was injured in the first quarter of Boise State’s 56-31 victory over UNLV on Saturday after trying to catch a ball thrown over the middle of the field, where he was clobbered by two UNLV defenders.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2025
  • But quarterbacks lacking humility get clobbered by reality.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Amy Schumer has conquered comedy and television.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Nature has been conquered by cellular coverage.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Scotched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scotched. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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