as in defeat
failure to win a contest
took a serious trouncing during the first game but came back to win the next two
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as in whipping
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 trouncing
Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
In the lead-up to a 38-0 preseason trouncing of the Buffalo Bills earlier this month, Williams and the offense seemed to be stacking positive days in that regard.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
With the Chiefs appearing more vulnerable in a season coming off a Super Bowl trouncing, Buffalo—which opens its 2025 campaign Sunday night at home against another formidable foe, the Baltimore Ravens—is poised for a breakthrough.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
In the lead-up to a 38-0 preseason trouncing of the Buffalo Bills earlier this month, Williams and the offense seemed to be stacking positive days in that regard.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
West Virginia started their season with a bang, trouncing Robert Morris by a score of 45-3.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trouncing
Noun
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Biden and, by extension, Harris will be remembered even and perhaps especially by Democrats as symbolizing disappointment and defeat.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Austin Corbett used stronger terms to describe the mood following the 26-10 defeat.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Boaters were the last to be warned to watch the sky as a line of wind-whipping storms pushed out to sea.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Golden State usually opens games whipping the ball around and making teams uncomfortable with its aggressive style of defense.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Genser argued that those injuries did not contribute to her death and that there was no evidence of a beating taking place in the condo.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Detainees have alleged torture and beatings inside CECOT since their release.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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He was reminded that his career had been shaped by overcoming doubts and slights going back to high school, when he was offered the same amount of Division I football scholarships that were offered to the average sportswriter who covers him.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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But by the end, in its rush, the movie still hasn’t quite come up with a point of view on whether McCartney really got over his bust-up with Lennon with a little help from his Wings friends, or whether forming a band was ultimately incidental to overcoming any lingering separation anxiety.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The 49ers’ defensive coordinator, Nate Faanes, found the right lineup combinations in Saturday night’s loss, even without starting defensive linemen Jaylon Johnson and DJ Burgess, the latter being out for the season with an upper-body injury.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Florida Democrats, weakened by years of losses and fractured messaging, continue to face a shrinking electorate.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Sox finished with four home runs, clobbering the Minnesota Twins 12-3 in front of 11,721 at Target Field.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But then, given how frenetically thrashing the entire tariff and trade policy and strategy have been in practice, expecting a predictable rollout and impact was probably unrealistic on everyone’s part.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Using a special sub-zero microscope, the researchers watched the algae slip through these ice highways without thrashing, scrunching, or using visible appendages.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However, a Minnesota court struck down the binary trigger ban, arguing that the legislature violated the state constitution’s single-subject clause by burying the ban inside a sprawling spending bill.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Wednesday was being restrained by Isaac, the first part of his plan before burying her alive.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Trouncing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trouncing. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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