as in whipping
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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The Milwaukee mother who claimed her stepfather threw her baby from a balcony has now been charged with child abuse herself, accused of whipping her younger brothers.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025 -
Olbinski ran to his car, while others hunkered down and braved the brutal winds and whipping sand.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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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
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More Getty Images Purdy certainly did not play his best football last year, throwing for 3,864 yards, 20 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The messages contained information only someone close to Lauryn would have known, throwing twist into the mystery.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Jays spent much of their 2025 rise beating up on the Yankees, and three September games at Yankee Stadium presented a chance for one last jab.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Needless to say, beating the Jets was a good feeling for the 41-year-old signal caller.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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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
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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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Just these two technologies as examples demonstrate the vast improvements needed in the complex urban jungle for companies to engineer an avoidance strategy for both autonomous vehicles and a jury’s thrashing.—
Steve Tengler,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Blues have since responded with a 5-1 thrashing at West Ham in Week 2, though that result appears difficult to judge given the Hammers' struggles this term.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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In this season of Platonic, Luke Macfarlane's character Charlie has a mental breakdown after bombing his dream opportunity to compete on Jeopardy!—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Trump talks God in his speech on bombing Iran.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Whomping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whomping. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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