as in bombed
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 trounced
But Biden, then a former vice president, trounced her and others in the South Carolina primaries, prompting her to drop out and join others in closing ranks behind him.
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Bill Barrow, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
The Steelers were trounced 30-6 by the Houston Texans in the AFC Wild Card game on Monday night at Acrisure Field.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Riggs won, but was later trounced in a rematch with Billie Jean King.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Eritrea had trounced Zanzibar to reach the semi-finals of the CECAFA Under-20 Championship — consisting of national teams from east and central African nations — when, amid the celebrations and platitudes from government officials back home, the players made their move.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Even though Goldwater was trounced, his ideas gained momentum and culminated in the election of Ronald Reagan for president in 1980, the golden age of Republicanism.
—Paul Miller, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Oregon came off a bye in last year’s Rose Bowl quarterfinal and got trounced 41-21 by Ohio State — all three other teams with byes also lost in the quarterfinals.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Argentina was governed by Alberto Fernández and ex-President and now VP Cristina Fernández de Kirchner who trounced Macri in 2019 general elections.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
Brock rolls past Estacado Brock trounced Lubbock Estacado 65-18 in the Class 4A Division II area round on Friday.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Nov. 2025
Bill Barrow, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
The Steelers were trounced 30-6 by the Houston Texans in the AFC Wild Card game on Monday night at Acrisure Field.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Riggs won, but was later trounced in a rematch with Billie Jean King.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Eritrea had trounced Zanzibar to reach the semi-finals of the CECAFA Under-20 Championship — consisting of national teams from east and central African nations — when, amid the celebrations and platitudes from government officials back home, the players made their move.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Even though Goldwater was trounced, his ideas gained momentum and culminated in the election of Ronald Reagan for president in 1980, the golden age of Republicanism.
—Paul Miller, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Oregon came off a bye in last year’s Rose Bowl quarterfinal and got trounced 41-21 by Ohio State — all three other teams with byes also lost in the quarterfinals.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Argentina was governed by Alberto Fernández and ex-President and now VP Cristina Fernández de Kirchner who trounced Macri in 2019 general elections.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
Brock rolls past Estacado Brock trounced Lubbock Estacado 65-18 in the Class 4A Division II area round on Friday.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trounced
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McIntyre sent Fatu through a table in the crowd, then power bombed Rhodes through another table.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Several urban and industrial sites were heavily bombed during the 2024 war, especially in south Beirut and Tyre, a major city in southern Lebanon.—
Josiane Yazbeck,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2026
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In an unlit room, the children are whipped and verbally chastized.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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Mountains of snow accumulated in drifts, whipped by winds of 50 mph or more.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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One night after the Warriors snapped Minnesota's 103-game streak of scoring at least 100 points — the third-longest in NBA history — the Timberwolves overcame a cold start from the floor and 23 turnovers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The sonic boom barrier With the new electromagnetic rail system, engineers overcame a persistent barrier to reliable supersonic performance.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Patriots leaned on Los Angeles offensively and thrashed them on defense, circling Justin Herbert in the first half before swarming him for four sacks in the second.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Giants followed that up by getting thrashed by the Eagles in Philadelphia this past Sunday.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Friday morning snow squalls in the Chicago weather forecast could make the commute extremely dangerous before Northwest Indiana gets clobbered by lake effect snow this weekend.—
David Yeomans,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Night after night on the news — watching peaceful civil rights marchers getting clobbered by white supremacists.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
21 Jan. 2026
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Two days ago, the Avalanche routed Ottawa 8-2 in Ball Arena.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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The agency's 10-year reorganization plan includes an overhaul of its regional transportation system, reducing the number of USPS vehicle trips for transporting mail from post offices to processing plants, where mail is postmarked, sorted and routed.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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If Texas Tech didn’t belong, then BYU, which was walloped twice by the Red Raiders, certainly had no business in the 12-team field.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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But their worst loss of the season came to none other than Ole Miss, which walloped the Wave 45-10 in September.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
19 Dec. 2025
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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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“Trounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trounced. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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