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
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.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 28 May 2026
On Monday night, the New York Knicks trounced the Cleveland Cavaliers to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in 27 years.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 27 May 2026
Trump revealed no second thoughts after Paxton trounced Cornyn on Tuesday night.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
And both are being trounced by the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index’s 19% rise in 2026, largely powered by high-flying chipmakers.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Langner ran the problem past his personal lawyer, and that’s when the situation changed and Connecticut trounced California.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
Republicans hailed the rejection of the gas tax increase after it was trounced by voters.
—Claire Rush, Fortune, 23 May 2026
During the Western Conference semis, both the Nuggets and Thunder won away games, but the Thunder trounced the Nuggets by 32 in Game 7 in OKC.
—Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
Dell trounced earnings estimates in Thursday evening’s release.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 28 May 2026
On Monday night, the New York Knicks trounced the Cleveland Cavaliers to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in 27 years.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 27 May 2026
Trump revealed no second thoughts after Paxton trounced Cornyn on Tuesday night.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
And both are being trounced by the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index’s 19% rise in 2026, largely powered by high-flying chipmakers.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Langner ran the problem past his personal lawyer, and that’s when the situation changed and Connecticut trounced California.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
Republicans hailed the rejection of the gas tax increase after it was trounced by voters.
—Claire Rush, Fortune, 23 May 2026
During the Western Conference semis, both the Nuggets and Thunder won away games, but the Thunder trounced the Nuggets by 32 in Game 7 in OKC.
—Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trounced
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But when you’re threatened with your house being bombed, with your reputation being destroyed—that’s not a comfortable environment.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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Oil prices rose around 3% after the Pentagon said the United States bombed Iranian military sites, retaliation for Tehran's shooting down of an American drone.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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As conquerers of the Eastern Conference, the New York Knicks have whipped all five boroughs into a frenzy.—
Esfandiar Baraheni,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Costume bit the tenant’s hands and cheek during the struggle, then whipped a knife out of his pocket and stabbed the tenant in the back of the neck, the tenant said.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
1 June 2026
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The Miami Hurricanes overcame the first-inning implosion on Saturday night, one in which poor pitching from AJ Ciscar and poor defense behind him allowed the Florida Gators to score six runs in the winner’s bracket game in the Gainesville Regional of the NCAA tournament.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
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La Mirada scored two runs in the fifth inning, but Escobar closed out well and overcame walking five batters.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The four-time World Cup winners have won eight straight matches dating back to September 2025 and just thrashed Finland 4-0 last weekend.—
Tom Bogert,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Last season, Lyon won the first leg at Emirates Stadium but was thrashed 4-1 in the second match en route to Arsenal winning the title for the second time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Bottom line Next, ponder how surging rates clobbered affordability as home prices failed to tumble, and sales collapsed.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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The best team in hockey was clobbered.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 May 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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Instead, the Lancers got beat, got walloped actually, 7-0, on their own field.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Angels walloped by the Athletics Nick Kurtz had three hits and five RBIs, Brent Rooker and Zack Gelof homered and drove in three runs apiece as the Athletics beat the Angels 14-6 on Tuesday night.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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Barkov has three goals and eight assists in the tournament including one of each Saturday as the Finns upset Canada 4-2 to reach the title game.—
Greg Cote
May 31,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
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After the last couple shows, I’ve been flooded with messages from fans that were upset by her rants.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
31 May 2026
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“Trounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trounced. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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