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
In Roberts’ Dodgers debut, on opening day at Petco Park, his team trounced the Padres 15-0.
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Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
That’s where three University of Iowa economists — Robert Forsythe, George Neumann and Forrest Nelson — met for food and beers and kvetching about just how badly the polls had missed the mark on the Michigan Democratic primary the day before, when Jesse Jackson absolutely trounced Michael Dukakis.
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Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Germany did rout newcomer Curacao 7-1, Qatar was trounced 6-0 by Canada, and Haiti was eliminated after two matches.
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Tales Azzoni,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
On Sunday in Houston, four-time world champions Germany trounced Curacao 7-1.
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Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
Assemblywoman Claire Valdez trounced Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso by a 2-1 margin in fundraising in their Democratic primary in the NY-07 district as early voting was set to start Saturday in four contentious NYC congressional races, federal disclosure reports revealed.
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Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
Paxton trounced him in a runoff race days after Trump endorsed the attorney general.
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ABC News,
10 June 2026
The attorney trounced his opponent, Paloma Valencia, who was seen as the right-wing establishment candidate and was backed by former President Alvaro Uribe; the senator failed to reach 7% of the vote.
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Alfie Pannell,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
Dell trounced earnings estimates in Thursday evening’s release.
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Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
That’s where three University of Iowa economists — Robert Forsythe, George Neumann and Forrest Nelson — met for food and beers and kvetching about just how badly the polls had missed the mark on the Michigan Democratic primary the day before, when Jesse Jackson absolutely trounced Michael Dukakis.
—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Germany did rout newcomer Curacao 7-1, Qatar was trounced 6-0 by Canada, and Haiti was eliminated after two matches.
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Tales Azzoni,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
On Sunday in Houston, four-time world champions Germany trounced Curacao 7-1.
—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
Assemblywoman Claire Valdez trounced Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso by a 2-1 margin in fundraising in their Democratic primary in the NY-07 district as early voting was set to start Saturday in four contentious NYC congressional races, federal disclosure reports revealed.
—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
Paxton trounced him in a runoff race days after Trump endorsed the attorney general.
—
ABC News,
10 June 2026
The attorney trounced his opponent, Paloma Valencia, who was seen as the right-wing establishment candidate and was backed by former President Alvaro Uribe; the senator failed to reach 7% of the vote.
—
Alfie Pannell,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
Dell trounced earnings estimates in Thursday evening’s release.
—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trounced
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Helldivers 2 was bombed with hundreds of thousands of negative reviews, and Sony reversed the policy within days.
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After easing through the first three innings, Bryan Reynolds hit a double off the top of the left field fence and Valdez bombed one to left to cut the Phillies' lead to 5-2.
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Aceh’s Sharia court ordered the two people to be whipped with a rattan cane 21 times each for kissing without being married.
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Impress party-goers with this Fourth of July colored layered dessert starring fresh berries, angel food cake, and whipped topping.
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The Knicks overcame several double-digit point deficits to win the 2026 NBA championship, their first in 53 years.
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Heide Hafner, Miss Subways 1976, overcame obstacles like sexism to earn her pilot's license.
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Critics and fanboy media thrashed Supergirl not just for its Guardians of the Galaxy touchstones, but also for aping Mad Max.
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On Tuesday, Uzbekistan was soundly thrashed by Portugal 5-0 — significantly reducing the country's chances to qualify for the next round of play in this World Cup, the first ever for a Central Asian nation.
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That ended his day after five innings of one-run ball, with just one mistake — a slider that Manny Machado clobbered for a solo homer — against him.
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That all changed with a runner on in the bottom of the seventh, when Kurtz clobbered a Brent Suter four-seam fastball 437 feet to center, extending the A’s lead.
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Two days ago, the Avalanche routed Ottawa 8-2 in Ball Arena.
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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.
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In the rubber match of the series, Paul Goldschmidt timed up a fastball in his first at-bat, then walloped a curveball in his second at-bat.
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After being walloped by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, this waterfront town has been hard at work rebuilding and is now back and better than ever.
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France will play Paraguay in the round of 16 on Saturday, facing the team that eliminated Germany in a shocking upset during a penalty shootout on Monday.
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Unfortunately for Freddy’s team, Germany was upset by Paraguay in a penalty shootout in the round of 32, ending their World Cup title hopes in the first knockout stage.
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