as in to overcome
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 trounce
Shares of the wireless communications infrastructure company have gained more than 12% so far in 2025, trouncing the S & P 500.
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Brian Evans, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
Imhoff, Denny Fitzpatrick, Bob Dalton and Bill McClintock scored in double figures as the Bears trounced Saint Mary’s 66-46 in the regional finals.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Amador Valley 12, California 0 Four was a good number for visiting Amador Valley as the Dons scored four in the first, four in the sixth and four in the seventh to trounce California in EBAL play.
—Darren Sabedra, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Sunday was a good bounceback after Florida was trounced 6-3 at the Washington Capitals one night earlier.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
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Brian Evans, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
Imhoff, Denny Fitzpatrick, Bob Dalton and Bill McClintock scored in double figures as the Bears trounced Saint Mary’s 66-46 in the regional finals.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Amador Valley 12, California 0 Four was a good number for visiting Amador Valley as the Dons scored four in the first, four in the sixth and four in the seventh to trounce California in EBAL play.
—Darren Sabedra, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Sunday was a good bounceback after Florida was trounced 6-3 at the Washington Capitals one night earlier.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trounce
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Skubal overcame a Tommy John procedure in college and a flexor tendon surgery earlier in his big-league career to become one of baseball’s elite pitchers.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The odds remain against them — only 16.1% of teams have overcome a 3-2 deficit in NBA playoff history — but the Knicks are coming off their best all-around performance of the series.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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He was buried at Penrose Cemetery in Byron, Wyoming, beside relatives, including his grandmother Cheryl.—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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She was buried at what is now the park’s eastern end.—
Jack Schnedler,
Arkansas Online,
19 May 2025
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The men beat 27-year-old Chin with a baseball bat, cracking his skull.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
31 May 2025
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Madrid were soundly beaten 5-1 on aggregate by Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Joel, wanting to save Ellie's life, then annihilated everyone at the Fireflies hospital who stood in his way.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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The military's job is to dominate any foe and annihilate any threat to America anywhere, any time and any place.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
25 May 2025
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Vonn took the super-combined and downhill titles the previous two days. 2014 — The Clippers rout the rival Lakers 142-94.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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But the Eagles put on a show to rout the defending champs 40-22.—
Paulina Dedaj,
Fox News,
11 Feb. 2025
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This small kitchen appliance has a variable speed trigger switch to make blending, pureeing, frothing, whipping and chopping as easy as pressing a button.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2025
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The Clippers were playing in Houston and the Clippers were whipping the Rockets’ ass.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
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Jorge Polanco hit two home runs and Luis Castillo allowed one hit over six scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners clobbered the visiting Miami Marlins 14-0 Saturday night in an interleague game.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2025
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Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stocks are getting clobbered since President Donald Trump announced new tariffs last Wednesday.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Justice Department is also throwing its support behind a pending lawsuit alleging similar violations of girls’ rights in the Riverside Unified School District, said U.S. Atty.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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First pitches throughout the season are now often thrown by celebrities or locally important people.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trounce. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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