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 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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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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Two teenage girls are charged with kidnapping a teenage boy after allegedly luring him into a basement and beating him for three hours in early November.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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Josh Doan scored, Colten Ellis made 30 saves in his first game in a month and the Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 5-2 on Thursday night to give them 12 victories in their past 13 games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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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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However, the host 49ers rebounded to rout Miami, who had entered the game 8-3.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas started hot, scoring a 53-yard touchdown on the second offensive snap, and went on to rout the Red Wolves 56-14.—
Erick Taylor,
Arkansas Online,
31 Dec. 2025
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There were some frightening moments early Monday for a Miramar man after police say he was pistol whipped during a home invasion and his French bulldog was stolen.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Or whips around his defender in a bold pirouette.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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But Pierre threw the ball away leading to two more free throws for Council with 21 seconds remaining.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
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Young was remarkably efficient, throwing three TD passes of 30-plus yards and going 15-for-20 for 206 yards.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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Uruguay — Now take the above scenario, but imagine Uruguay upsets its towering South American neighbor in the round of 32.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Atlanta Falcons’ upset over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 17 changed everything.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trounce. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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