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
Initially, perhaps, that may have looked like a smart bet: Obama trounced John McCain in the 2008 presidential general election.
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Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Melissa's rebuttal: OK, so pioneering chef James Beard is literally from Portland, and your chefs have been trouncing us lately in his namesake awards.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Auburn 83, Alabama State 63 Auburn is rolling on as the tournament’s top seed trounced Alabama State by a final score of 83-63.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Trump trounced Harris on both qualities: 66 percent to 33 percent on leadership and a staggering 74 percent to 24 percent on disruption.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 22 Feb. 2025
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Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Melissa's rebuttal: OK, so pioneering chef James Beard is literally from Portland, and your chefs have been trouncing us lately in his namesake awards.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Auburn 83, Alabama State 63 Auburn is rolling on as the tournament’s top seed trounced Alabama State by a final score of 83-63.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Trump trounced Harris on both qualities: 66 percent to 33 percent on leadership and a staggering 74 percent to 24 percent on disruption.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trounce
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Republicans will need Democratic support to overcome a 60-vote threshold to be able to pass the bill in the Senate.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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After Republicans in the House and Senate had forged ahead on their own budget blueprints earlier this year, the Senate on Saturday adopted the compromise resolution, giving the House just days to overcome opposition and get it over the finish line before the recess.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Most of those minerals are currently buried beneath thick sheets of previously impenetrable ice.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
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In March, the CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations, according to a report by ProPublica.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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Her decision to turn down the Apple beat at the Journal in 2007, the year the iPhone was released, in order to pursue an M.F.A. in fiction propels an exploration of how much human creativity depends on the ideas and labor of others.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Her defense has raised the possibility that someone else beat him to death and left him in the cold.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The landing force annihilated, the battle is lost. Against overwhelming odds, Scott dares the unthinkable — cross behind enemy lines, survive the lethal landscape, evade capture by ruthless enemies, resist natural predators, face human deserters and finish the mission singlehandedly.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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The artist and rapper has been annihilating each show she’s been attending and her lineup is stacked.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
7 Mar. 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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Take it from us and whip out this gem for special occasions versus everyday wear, as Gucci recommends shielding it from direct light, heat, and rain.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Alexander Wennberg’s 10th goal of the season tied the score at 16:46 when his fellow Swede, William Eklund, whipped a pass from the left boards across the goal mouth to set-up the one-time finish with a ton of space to Dostal’s left.—
Josh Gross,
Oc Register,
2 Apr. 2025
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Wells clobbered it, sending it 103.7 mph on a low liner over just over the right-field wall.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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This all comes as the tourism industry continues to dig out of the hole left by the COVID-19 pandemic, which clobbered the hospitality sector.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2025
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Several viral videos have captured audiences of the blockbuster video game adaptation going wild, throwing food and drink, and trashing auditoriums.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Because nobody buys a mechanical watch and throws it away six months later.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trounce. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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