Thesaurus results for WHOMPED

whomped

verb

past tense of whomp

as in whipped

to defeat by a large margin the basketball team was whomped in the last game of the regular season and missed out on the playoffs

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Recent Examples of whomped Last year, the Hoosiers got whomped in the two games against elite opposition (a 38-15 loss at Ohio State and a 27-17 loss at Notre Dame that was 27-3 with less than two minutes left). — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025

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Spread remaining 1 cup whipped topping over pie; garnish with additional lime zest.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
Howling winds whipped palm trees and waterways swelled with fast-moving runoff from relentless rain that blew nearly sideways.

— Alexa St. John, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of whipped

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Targets for violence For example, Bethel Baptist Church and its parsonage in Birmingham, Alabama, were bombed three times.

— Jason Wollschleger, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
The Houthi rebels announced a maritime blockade of the Yemeni government's backer Saudi Arabia -- which has led a coalition that heavily bombed Houthi areas throughout the war.

— August 18, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

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The Red Sox absolutely clobbered the Diamondbacks last night, 11-1, at Fenway Park.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
On the very first pitch of the night, the San Diego Padres star clobbered a Zac Thornton fastball 452 feet into the left-field stands while many Mets fans were still settling into their seats.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

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Inter Miami, which won the tournament in 2023 shortly after Messi’s arrival, reached the final again last year but was trounced 3-0 by the Seattle Sounders in front of a sellout crowd of 69,314.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
Yet Milwaukee had the best record in baseball last year, and they still got trounced by the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of trounced

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With most guests required to sign strict NDAs and instructed to keep quiet about the intimate event, Kelce’s decision to speak publicly has deeply upset them.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 14 Aug. 2026
There is also worry that the government’s push will upset the legacy of former Emperor Akihito, including making amends for the victims of World War II, which was fought in his father’s name.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of upset

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Crowley overcame Francesca Hong in dramatic, narrow fashion in Tuesday's primary, stunning pundits and pollsters who had long placed Hong as the front-runner.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
El-Sayed overcame funding disadvantage The stark contrasts in candidate funding led to differences in advertising strategies and appeals to different groups of voters.

— Michael Traugott, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of overcame

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The death toll could rise because landslides triggered by the earthquake buried or cut off many remote villages across six regencies on Flores, said Fathur Rahman, who heads the Search and Rescue Office in Maumere, the capital of Sikka.

— Yacob Herin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Rescuers were still searching for villagers feared buried beneath landslides triggered by the quake across six regencies on Flores, a predominantly Catholic island in Muslim-majority Indonesia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

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