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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The Israelis bombed the cemetery where her friends were buried, leaving body parts and bones scattered for relatives to collect like a puzzle.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
But shipments have since collapsed in the eight months since Iran bombed its key production facility at Ras Laffan.

— Spencer Kimball,Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of bombed

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Brown became the leader of the House Trade Working Group, a caucus of Democratic representatives opposed to free-trade agreements who whipped votes on those deals.

— Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of whipped

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Three teams overcame double-digit deficits to win in Week 7, with one of the teams that blew the lead not a surprise.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
His energy off the bench helped shift the team’s 132-123 win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday when the Lakers overcame a lifeless first quarter.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of overcame

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Boyd, who maintained his innocence to the end, thrashed and convulsed for 40 minutes after prison officials attached a gas mask to his face, according to Hood and journalist Lee Hedgepeth, who witnessed Boyd’s execution.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
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

Definition of thrashed

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Lurking ahead now are the likes of the Broncos, who have won four of five since the Chiefs clobbered them 31-10 in the season opener at Arrowhead.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
In 2022, the 49ers hosted the Commanders and absolutely clobbered them.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of clobbered

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Nonemergency calls that do not require a deputy will be routed to the system.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
As the night drew to a close, Kimmel reminded the audience that Airbnb’s new funding model begins right now, with a portion of every future stay routed toward the foundation’s efforts.

— Kelsey Stewart, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of routed

Verb

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

Definition of walloped

Verb

What followed that 40-9 loss to Buffalo in 2025 was a 16-13 shocker of a Carolina upset over Green Bay.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026
In a shocking upset, a student movement resoundingly beat longtime Serbian leader President Aleksandar Vucic, ending his time in power after 14 years.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026

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