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as in whipped
to defeat by a large margin
the incumbent has been thrashing his opponents for so long that there's never any real contest for the Senate seat
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as in slashed
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
thrashed the poor horse with a riding crop
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as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
the tree branches thrashed the sides of the house as the storm continued to rage
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as in tossed
to make jerky or restless movements
in obvious pain, the wounded soldier thrashed about his cot
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Recent Examples of thrashed
Mikel Arteta’s side thrashed Leeds United 5-0 in August, Nottingham Forest 3-0 in September and Atletico Madrid 4-0 in October.
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Dean Jones, New York Times, 13 May 2026
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, 26 Apr. 2026
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
The Broncos thrashed the Carolina Panthers, turning regular season MVP Cam Newton into a Fig Newton.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
The snake rattled angrily, thrashed wildly, and sprayed considerable rattlesnake musk or scent.
—Dr. C. E. Kuschel, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026
Star forwards Denis Bouanga and Son Heung-min thrashed the struggling visitors.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Phan, who removed his clothes before reaching the shark, stood and watched as the shark thrashed and made its way back into the water.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
Rice won the Big Ten tournament’s most outstanding player award after UCLA thrashed Iowa by 51 points in the championship.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Dean Jones, New York Times, 13 May 2026
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, 26 Apr. 2026
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
The Broncos thrashed the Carolina Panthers, turning regular season MVP Cam Newton into a Fig Newton.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
The snake rattled angrily, thrashed wildly, and sprayed considerable rattlesnake musk or scent.
—Dr. C. E. Kuschel, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026
Star forwards Denis Bouanga and Son Heung-min thrashed the struggling visitors.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Phan, who removed his clothes before reaching the shark, stood and watched as the shark thrashed and made its way back into the water.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
Rice won the Big Ten tournament’s most outstanding player award after UCLA thrashed Iowa by 51 points in the championship.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrashed
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Last month, as a steady, pre-rainy season wind whipped off the Atlantic Ocean, the sounds of samba, morna and jazz filled the streets.—
Ricci Shryock,
NPR,
27 May 2026
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Having whipped her own business into shape for the AI era, Sweet is better prepared to guide companies across industries through their own transformations.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
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Cole was tested immediately, as speedy Rays leadoff man Chandler Simpson slashed a soft single on the game’s second pitch.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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With San Marcos second baseman Nolan Andrews crashing, Foss skipped the bunt and slashed a single to center.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Doval pounded his chest after retiring Kazuma Okamoto on a game-ending grounder to shortstop Anthony Volpe with two runners in scoring position.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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The Rockies pounded Keller for six runs on six hits in the fifth to blow open the game.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
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Channeling his inner Jameson, a spirited Simmons then motioned for Spider-Man to get tossed from the game.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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Schlittler tossed a quality start in six innings.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2026
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The people who bombed the interviews were the ones who developed a hypothesis and held it to the last breath because developing strategy is inherently fuzzy at first.—
Lynn Comp,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Most of the miniseries outside of a few have bombed.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The cave lies in central Xaisomboun province, many hours drive from the nearest cities on muddy roads that have been lashed by the rainy season.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Rafael Devers and Chapman followed with consecutive hits before Susac lashed a two-run single to left field.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 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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Many a club’s board would have twitched in the face of the bare data, but the chain of command above Arteta stayed the course, and the FOMO is so high that tickets for Palace away this weekend are going for £45,000 ($60,000) on resale sites.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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My jaw twitched uncontrollably.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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“Thrashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrashed. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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