Thesaurus results for TROUNCED

trounced

verb

past tense of trounce

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 After forcing three turnovers and four sacks, UCLA trounced Michigan State 28-10 Saturday afternoon at the Rose Bowl. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 Bloom Energy — The fuel cell power company fell 5% even as third-quarter results trounced analysts' estimates. — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 In that prior race, Gimenez trounced Ehr by nearly 30 percentage points. — Michael Vasquez, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 Last year, the NFL trounced the NBA in the Christmas Day ratings, even with many of the league’s high-profile talents such as Patrick Mahomes not featuring due to injury. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026 This year’s show was trounced by the first Monday Night Football game of the year between the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos on ESPN. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 But the Bears were absolutely trounced by a UCLA team that could run at will. — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 In 2019, the coach Brian Flores era began with a resounding thud as the Dolphins were trounced, 59-10, by Baltimore. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026 The margin between the candidates was highest in Belmont, which Brownsberger won handily, and Boston, where Lander trounced the Senate leader. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2026

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In an interview with Inside Edition on Tuesday, store owner Adam Rubin said that his store has been review-bombed since Clarkson took to social media and named the store, and employees and surrounding businesses have been harassed.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
The Houthis bombed the corporate HQ of Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, officials said.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of bombed

Verb

Fire crews scrambled late Saturday as fierce winds whipped flames beyond Canadian Forces Base Wainwright and into the surrounding rural area.

— Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Fire crews scrambled late into the night as fierce winds whipped flames beyond Canadian Forces Base Wainwright and into the surrounding rural area.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

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Kaprizov and Hartman scored in the third period as Minnesota overcame a 3-1 deficit to force overtime.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Craig overcame being sacked four times and the run game producing just 33 yards to lead TCU to the massive victory, as the Horned Frogs scored multiple touchdowns against a Power Four conference opponent for the first time this season.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

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But in an ironic twist, part of the parking lot was underwater, a tractor had raised a berm to hold back the ocean, and just to the south, homes were being thrashed by waves.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Smith is said to have thrashed and thrashed in the death chamber.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of thrashed

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Agents could also leave application interfaces behind entirely, by being routed through text-messaging services, as Spear Street Technology's Instinct does.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Serena Williams is routed 6-0, 6-2 by Simona Halep in the WTA Finals round-robin, one of the most one-sided losses in the 18-time Grand Slam champion’s career.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of routed

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Instead, Hilton debated like someone already preparing to launch a podcast or beg for his old Fox News job back after he gets walloped.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Just weeks after getting walloped by Hurricane Marie, residents on the peninsula in Long Beach are getting ready to do it all over again with Hurricane Polo.

— Alys Martinez, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

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