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
Still, Cornyn, who has trounced past challengers, is a prodigious fundraiser and wields widespread influence as a senior senator.
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Kayla Guo, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
However, its flagship chatbot just got trounced by a 46-year-old device at one of the world’s oldest games of skill.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 14 June 2025
If the rapper could trounce the rocker in popularity, then surely the Black filmmaker could become the face of the American filmmaker, which had long been considered a white man’s job.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
The Kansas City Chiefs were trounced by the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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Kayla Guo, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
However, its flagship chatbot just got trounced by a 46-year-old device at one of the world’s oldest games of skill.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 14 June 2025
If the rapper could trounce the rocker in popularity, then surely the Black filmmaker could become the face of the American filmmaker, which had long been considered a white man’s job.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
The Kansas City Chiefs were trounced by the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trounce
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There can be ways to overcome the objections of the people who are concerned that new technology will make their jobs obsolete.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Meanwhile, a college in the U.K. has now stepped up and started offering classes on making and taking phone calls to help Gen Z overcome this fear.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
4 July 2025
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Where power lines are buried, flooding can also cause issues.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Meanwhile, every attempt to create ethical walls and accountability at PURA have been quietly buried by those who benefit from the dysfunction.—
Timothy M. Herbst,
Hartford Courant,
6 July 2025
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Nothing beats a flattering linen dress for the summer.—
Isis Briones,
Travel + Leisure,
5 July 2025
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June hiring was up modestly from May's 144,000 increase in payrolls and beat the 118,000 jobs economists had forecast for last month.—
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arkansasonline.com,
4 July 2025
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But for Kendrick to annihilate a name that big and then write a song that became a huge hit and then perform at halftime?—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The region has been on edge for the past two years as Israel seeks to annihilate the Hamas group, an Iranian ally, in the Gaza Strip, where war still rages after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel.—
Elena Becatoros,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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In Libya in late 2016, the U.S. military conducted air strikes in support of Libya’s interim government to rout ISIS from its nascent safe haven in Sirte.—
Lisa Monaco,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Oct. 2017
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The Battle of Jakku The fleet of the Rebellion, now calling itself the New Republic, routs the Empire in the largest battle since Endor.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
25 May 2025
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An Italian meringue involves carefully and slowly drizzling a hot sugar syrup into egg whites while whipping them.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
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The comet will also whip by Mars on October 2 at 18 million miles (30 million kilometers) from the red planet.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
3 July 2025
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The Cardinals took full advantage of the sloppy inning, scoring five runs on the way to clobbering the Sox 12-2 in front of 16,974 at Rate Field.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2025
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Schmitt, who was starting in Chapman’s place at third base, clobbered it into the seats for a grand slam.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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However, if Lillard is planning to sign with a team this year and wants to land more than the minimum, that throws a wrench into the larger free-agent landscape.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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And most recently, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg went so far as to throw cold water on the entire higher education system, saying college is no longer needed to land a role in the current market.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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