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
Jacob Misiorowski struck out 11 while allowing one run over five innings, and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Chicago White Sox 14-2 on Thursday.
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CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Thousands of Villa fans, who had watched their team get trounced 8-0 at Chelsea three days before, delayed their early exits from the ground just to applaud Bale off the pitch when he was substituted in the 85th minute.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The Trojans gave up 20 goals in a game for just the first ever against Johns Hopkins last week and were trounced by Maryland in the follow-up.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
The fan bases for Rocky Mountain Momo and Momo Dumplings showed their support in droves and trounced their respective opponents in the last round, Hop Alley and ChoLon, both by almost 75% of the vote.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
Even the b-squad was stacked with big leaguers who performed admirably and conceivably could have trounced the opposition on a different night.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Earlier in the day, ninth-seeded Iowa (21-11) trounced Maryland 74-57, using a 21-0 run to put away an overmatched Terrapins team that finished 12-21.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Wu trounced Josh Kraft, a son of the billionaire New England Patriots and Kraft Group owner Robert Kraft, in last year’s mayoral race, after a contentious campaign filled with mudslinging on both sides.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
In the regional finals, Summit trounced Burges 50-30, extending its winning streak to six games.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Thousands of Villa fans, who had watched their team get trounced 8-0 at Chelsea three days before, delayed their early exits from the ground just to applaud Bale off the pitch when he was substituted in the 85th minute.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The Trojans gave up 20 goals in a game for just the first ever against Johns Hopkins last week and were trounced by Maryland in the follow-up.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
The fan bases for Rocky Mountain Momo and Momo Dumplings showed their support in droves and trounced their respective opponents in the last round, Hop Alley and ChoLon, both by almost 75% of the vote.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
Even the b-squad was stacked with big leaguers who performed admirably and conceivably could have trounced the opposition on a different night.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Earlier in the day, ninth-seeded Iowa (21-11) trounced Maryland 74-57, using a 21-0 run to put away an overmatched Terrapins team that finished 12-21.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Wu trounced Josh Kraft, a son of the billionaire New England Patriots and Kraft Group owner Robert Kraft, in last year’s mayoral race, after a contentious campaign filled with mudslinging on both sides.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
In the regional finals, Summit trounced Burges 50-30, extending its winning streak to six games.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trounced
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Nearly three weeks earlier, the Ecuadoran military bombed Miguel's farm in a joint military operation with the United States.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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Its military has bombed 10,000 targets, but the first thousand were likely more valuable than the tenth.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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The agents appeared to know young Markell was losing weight, forced to eat crappy food, whipped with a belt and slapped around.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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The South Florida man, who bears more than a striking resemblance to Jeffrey Epstein, was cruising down I-95 in his convertible about a week ago when a passerby whipped out his phone.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Leafs overcame a 3-1 deficit with three goals in the third period, including Rielly's snap shot from the high slot that beat Anaheim goalie Ville Husso stick-side to give Toronto a 4-3 lead with three minutes left in regulation.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Leafs overcame a 3-1 deficit with three goals in the third period, including Rielly’s snap shot from the high slot that beat Anaheim goalie Ville Husso stick-side to give Toronto a 4-3 lead with three minutes left in regulation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Similarly, the Cougars thrashed 15th-seeded Idaho 78-47.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Rice won the Big Ten tournament’s most outstanding player award after UCLA thrashed Iowa by 51 points in the championship.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Ravens signed Trey Hendrickson, while the Texans and Chargers have fortified their offensive lines after they were clobbered by the Patriots in consecutive playoff games.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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His Jayhawks went 1-1 at the Big 12 tournament, defeating TCU 78-73 on Thursday before getting clobbered by Houston 69-47 in Friday’s semifinals.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 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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Illinois residents have been walloped by surging health insurance costs this year.—
Barbara Hoare,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Blizzard conditions continued in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes on Monday after the storm walloped parts of Wisconsin and Michigan with several feet of snow.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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The second came when UConn stunned Duke on that last-second 3-point shot to upset the Blue Devils in the Elite Eight.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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And the regulation shift is sure to upset certain people.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Trounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trounced. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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