as in to overcome
to defeat by a large margin
our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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Recent Examples of trounce
Previously: Well, that was a terrible game — and not just because the unlikable Philadelphia Eagles trounced the unlikable Kansas City Chiefs right from the get-go.
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Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
The Chiefs on Sunday defeated the Buffalo Bills 32-29 in the AFC matchup after the Eagles trounced the Washington Commanders 55-23 in the NFC championship.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 27 Jan. 2025
Argyle trounced Fort Worth Chisholm Trail 8-0. Lauren Ellis punched in a loose ball in front of the net in the 2nd minute to give the Owls a 1-0 lead and that held up for the entire first half.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2025
Major Intermediate Buy Signal Still Intact The AAII Bull-Bear Spread residing at minus 40.1 continues to reflect a percentage of pessimists trouncing the optimists by a factor of 3, with recent readings some of the most Bearish in history, given that Main Street is usually Bullish.
—John Buckingham, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
The Chiefs on Sunday defeated the Buffalo Bills 32-29 in the AFC matchup after the Eagles trounced the Washington Commanders 55-23 in the NFC championship.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 27 Jan. 2025
Argyle trounced Fort Worth Chisholm Trail 8-0. Lauren Ellis punched in a loose ball in front of the net in the 2nd minute to give the Owls a 1-0 lead and that held up for the entire first half.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2025
Major Intermediate Buy Signal Still Intact The AAII Bull-Bear Spread residing at minus 40.1 continues to reflect a percentage of pessimists trouncing the optimists by a factor of 3, with recent readings some of the most Bearish in history, given that Main Street is usually Bullish.
—John Buckingham, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trounce
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Even before the latest crackdown, Florida Decides Healthcare and every other Florida initiative campaign had to overcome immense hurdles.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2025
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The situation can be complicated further when a patient is navigating an unfamiliar medical system, has to overcome a language barrier, or takes a flight soon after an operation.—
Parizaad Khan Sethi,
Allure,
2 May 2025
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Here in Paris, he is technically buried on American soil: earth from the Battle of Bunker Hill.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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Prominent government leaders like John F. Kennedy and Thurgood Marshall, as well as famous women including Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Grace Hopper, are buried here, too.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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Rewind 12 months and the tussle at the top of the WTA Tour produced one of the most epic Madrid Open finals ever as Iga Swiatek beat Aryna Sabalenka in a match lasting over three hours.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Plenty of Caribbean islands are known for their beaches, but blissfully beautiful Antigua beats them all.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
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The secretive country's leader, Kim Jong-Un, said last year that Pyongyang would use nuclear weapons to annihilate South Korea if Seoul launched an attack north of the border.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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In the beginning, the Universe was very dense and hot, and particles of matter and antimatter interacted, annihilating each other, notes Vaudo.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Vonn took the super-combined and downhill titles the previous two days. 2014 — The Clippers rout the rival Lakers 142-94.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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But the Eagles put on a show to rout the defending champs 40-22.—
Paulina Dedaj,
Fox News,
11 Feb. 2025
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After the animal snapped and whipped its tail, Dragich wrangled the gator onto the shoulder of the highway.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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Instead, as Gauff belied her recent struggles on her forehand side by whipping the ball up and down into the court and out of her opponent’s easy reach time and again, Świątek looked adrift.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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In the bottom of the first inning on Opening Day 2023, Aaron Judge clobbered a high, arching narrative over the center-field wall, and that was it.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Humans might give the most innocent and harmless tasks to AI, and then, bam, we get clobbered by a myopic AI that willingly follows our orders beyond our worst nightmares.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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This felt like a culmination of different ideas that had slowly come together throughout the previous six games, with different bits being taken from each and all thrown together at Wembley.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Another star for Crespi was sophomore Mikey Martinez, who threw 3 2/3 innings of stellar relief.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trounce. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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