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
The endorsements came after first quarter fundraising numbers show Goldman trouncing challenger Brad Lander in cash on hand, raking in more than twice as much money.
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
That propelled Cox to the general election, where he was trounced by Newsom.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Ten years ago, AlphaGo trounced human competitors—and its legacy is still present in today’s most advanced bots.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026
Rachel handily trounced Horan with a quiz all about Niall Horan.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
That propelled Cox to the general election, where he was trounced by Newsom.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Ten years ago, AlphaGo trounced human competitors—and its legacy is still present in today’s most advanced bots.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026
Rachel handily trounced Horan with a quiz all about Niall Horan.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trounce
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The Timberwolves overcame a 15-point halftime deficit — the largest comeback in a Game 7 in NBA playoff history — behind Edwards, who had just four points, no rebounds and three assists at halftime but finished with 16 points, eight boards and seven assists.—
Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Even after struggling out of the gate with a 4-14 start, which was partially due to having to overcome Brandon Miller’s shoulder injury in the second game of the season, Charlotte stockpiled a 44-38 mark.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2026
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Bishop acquired the property, intending to preserve the inactive cemetery as a memorial site for the military veterans buried there, some dating back to the Civil War.—
Nicole Comstock,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Three other Syrian relatives were also killed in the Ain Mreisseh strike and were buried on Saturday in the town of al-Shuhail in Deir el-Zour, after the family split upon returning to Syria.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The third ended with the Hornets’ Coby White beating the buzzer for an 89-83 Charlotte lead entering the fourth.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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Xander Bogaerts had three hits and three RBIs, and Mason Miller pitched a perfect ninth inning for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight win and ninth in 10 games.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Mary is willing to be annihilated and remade.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Investors were suddenly gripped with the fear that AI would annihilate software companies of every kind.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Macklin Celebrini had a goal and two assists to break Joe Thornton's San Jose record for points in a season with 115, helping the Sharks rout the Winnipeg Jets 6-1 on Thursday night in the finale for both teams.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Jesuit scored 13 runs on seven hits in a 37-minute bottom of the first and went on to rout Richardson 20-0 in five innings as James Jorgensen pitched a no-hitter and struck out 12.—
Greg Riddle,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Canty is one of the coaches who whips students into shape.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Johnson whipped out his phone and shared a photo of Maivia with the audience, who applauded at the likeness.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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The person throwing the bowling ball might not have intended a specific victim to be killed, or even knowingly planned to kill someone, but nonetheless did something that was obviously likely to cause serious harm.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Jane tries to give it a bit of meta humor, milking laughs from throwing money at Juicy and doing little jazz hands.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2026
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If the proverbial switch is flipped and the Wolves upset Denver, there will be little reason to doubt this team going forward, whether in these playoffs or seasons to come.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
17 Apr. 2026
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Cade realized the players were sweating out electrolytes — another word for minerals like sodium, potassium and magnesium — and upsetting the body’s chemical balance.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trounce. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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