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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The doctrine died a surer death with the 1989 invasion of Panama to remove its rogue leader, Manuel Noriega, convicted of drug-running and guilty of trouncing his country’s democracy.
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Alan McPherson, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2025
Tarkenton and his Minnesota Vikings, of course, felt the Raiders’ wrath one January afternoon in Pasadena when Oakland trounced them in Super Bowl XI.
—Jon Becker, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Gold’s bull run this year has trounced even the artificial intelligence trade that drove stocks to all-time highs.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
But Cuomo is running in this race as an independent after Mamdani, who turned 34 last weekend, trounced him during the Democratic Party primary.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
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Alan McPherson, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2025
Tarkenton and his Minnesota Vikings, of course, felt the Raiders’ wrath one January afternoon in Pasadena when Oakland trounced them in Super Bowl XI.
—Jon Becker, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Gold’s bull run this year has trounced even the artificial intelligence trade that drove stocks to all-time highs.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
But Cuomo is running in this race as an independent after Mamdani, who turned 34 last weekend, trounced him during the Democratic Party primary.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 22 Oct. 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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Yet those soldiers and sailors had to stretch across a vast global canvas, leaving fewer than three in ten of them to try to rout the insurgents in North America.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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From the Sports Desk Atherton takes down North Oldham: Atherton football clicked in all three phases — offense, defense and special teams — to rout host North Oldham on Friday.—
Stephanie Stremplewski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Nov. 2025
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Two weeks later, in the next home Premier League game, Neto was the chance provider again, whipping another fine ball from the left as Chelsea were being held 0-0 by Arsenal midway through the first half (the game would end 1-1).—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Next, in another bowl, whip the egg whites to stiff peaks.—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Nov. 2025
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His rule finally came to an end in 1998 after the Asian financial crisis threw the country into economic turmoil, prompting widespread protests and forcing Suharto to resign – one of the last people power movements to sweep Southeast Asia and replace a Cold War-era autocrat with democracy.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Then Heat forward Nikola Jovic threw the perfect inbounds pass to find Wiggins for the game-winning alley-oop dunk at the final buzzer.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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But his announcement of the deal immediately upset some UC surgeons.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Nov. 2025
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The first step for an improbable run to Arlington is to upset the Cougars in Provo, Utah, which is easier said than done.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trounce. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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