as in buries
to defeat by a large margin
our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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The painter spends hours drawing sketches of the corpse, then chops up her body, arranges the pieces in a suitcase and buries it with the help of an old man sitting under a cypress tree.—
Amir Ahmadi Arian,
The Dial,
15 Jan. 2026 -
The slide catches, carries, and briefly buries him.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
13 Jan. 2026
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By placing wind turbines in the air, this overcomes land use pressures and also makes the technology more flexible for places like cities.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Jan. 2026
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Jacen overcomes his fear and plays music for others.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
12 Jan. 2026
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The 16-year-old flails her arms, thrashes and kicks — sometimes for hours.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
5 Dec. 2025
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Framed by her Pepto-pink hair — another Moisturizer-era change — Teasdale bodyrolls and thrashes around, singing so wildly that the edges of her mouth seem to disappear.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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His visual approach, however, flattens the ensuing emotional layers.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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Fatigue that flattens whole weekends.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
6 Jan. 2026
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After a long day, nothing beats sipping it neat, appreciating the craftsmanship and the layers of flavor.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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This helps regulate how the heart beats.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
21 Jan. 2026
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When a dog repeatedly wags and whips its tail against hard surfaces, the tip can split open, bruise or break.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Benbrook whips Diamond Hill-Jarvis Benbrook stayed on pace for a playoff berth in District 8-4A as the Lady Bobcats thumped Fort Worth Diamond Hill-Jarvis 55-7.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Jan. 2026
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Or, imagine that Uruguay upsets Spain in Group H.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Prevent upsets to your meal (and upsets to your hungry guests) by making every spice, seasoning, and ingredient easy to find.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
17 Dec. 2025
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Complexity smothers everything, like Japanese knotweed.—
Adrian Wooldridge,
Twin Cities,
6 Dec. 2025
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If either smothers the grass for long periods, this can compact soil and lead to mold problems.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 Nov. 2025
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“Trounces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trounces. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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