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
Cohen easily trounced his primary challengers last year, with the closest runner-up, Corey Strong, trailing him by more than 50 points.
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Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
The Brewers trounced the Cubs in Game 1, while the Dodgers, came back and shocked the Phillies in their first game.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
But other corners of the Argentine economy are languishing, and the president’s party got trounced in local elections earlier this month.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Haji Wright and Coventry City are also unbeaten, having trounced Birmingham City 3-0 this weekend.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
The Brewers trounced the Cubs in Game 1, while the Dodgers, came back and shocked the Phillies in their first game.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
But other corners of the Argentine economy are languishing, and the president’s party got trounced in local elections earlier this month.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Haji Wright and Coventry City are also unbeaten, having trounced Birmingham City 3-0 this weekend.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trounce
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Among those highlighted will be Amanda, a refugee and the first Miss Trans Global Uganda; Sarah, who overcame sight loss to support LGBTQ+ people with disabilities while running marathons; and Leo, a speaker and life coach with dyskinetic cerebral palsy.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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Fortunately, modern nandina cultivars like 'Lemon-Lime' from the Southern Living Plant Collection have been bred to overcome these problems.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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There is no dignity, and no justice, in a system that buries an elderly woman alive in silence.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Researchers at Queen Mary University of London and University College London have found that humans can detect objects buried in sand without directly touching them.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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The discussion came as Robinhood posted third quarter results that beat analyst expectations for both revenue and earnings.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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That figure, which is provided by payrolls processing company ADP, beat the Dow Jones consensus estimate for an increase of 22,000.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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In theory, a superintelligent AI would pursue its own goals, and if those goals are incompatible with sustaining human life, we will be annihilated.—
Andrea Miotti,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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It's designed to match players of similar skills into game lobbies and create a gameplay experience that doesn't pit new or casual players against hard-core players or pros who will likely annihilate them.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
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That largely reflects the sentiments of most — though not all — of a dozen people who came to the football stadium to see the Tigers rout the Yankton Bucks.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
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Israeli military officials have estimated that there are 2,000 to 3,000 Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters remaining in the city and its surrounding area, and that the operation to rout them out could take months.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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Sides of salad, mushrooms, mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, whipped sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, buttered corn, stuffing and cranberry sauce can be purchased a la carte.—
Elaine Rewolinski,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Somebody could come up and whip us.—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 2025
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Everyone around the grave threw a flower into it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Moss has thrown for 1,929 yards, 11 touchdowns and six interceptions, and he was named last week among the 10 finalists for the Johnny United Golden Arm Award, honoring the nation’s top upperclassman college QB.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The election results on Tuesday are sure to be closely watched for signs of which party is better positioned for next year’s midterm elections, which could upset the balance of power on Capitol Hill.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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In 2007, his Stanford team upset Pete Carroll’s undefeated USC as a 41-point underdog, ending the Trojans’ 35-game homefield winning streak in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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