as in bombed
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 trounced
Villegas, a Marine Corps veteran from the Northwest Side who has been 36th Ward alderman since 2015, once had his sights set on Washington but was trounced in the 2022 race for the 3rd Congressional District on the Northwest Side.
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Peter Magyar’s center-right Tisza trounced Orban’s Fidesz in parliamentary elections by a margin of nearly three-to-one, a stunning turn after so many years of Orban consolidating power with extrajudicial tools like gerrymandering, court-packing and the co-optation of an independent media.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
That propelled Cox to the general election, where he was trounced by Newsom.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Ten years ago, AlphaGo trounced human competitors—and its legacy is still present in today’s most advanced bots.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026
Rachel handily trounced Horan with a quiz all about Niall Horan.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Jacob Misiorowski struck out 11 while allowing one run over five innings and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Chicago White Sox 14-2 on Thursday.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Jacob Misiorowski struck out 11 while allowing one run over five innings, and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Chicago White Sox 14-2 on Thursday.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Thousands of Villa fans, who had watched their team get trounced 8-0 at Chelsea three days before, delayed their early exits from the ground just to applaud Bale off the pitch when he was substituted in the 85th minute.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Peter Magyar’s center-right Tisza trounced Orban’s Fidesz in parliamentary elections by a margin of nearly three-to-one, a stunning turn after so many years of Orban consolidating power with extrajudicial tools like gerrymandering, court-packing and the co-optation of an independent media.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
That propelled Cox to the general election, where he was trounced by Newsom.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Ten years ago, AlphaGo trounced human competitors—and its legacy is still present in today’s most advanced bots.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026
Rachel handily trounced Horan with a quiz all about Niall Horan.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Jacob Misiorowski struck out 11 while allowing one run over five innings and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Chicago White Sox 14-2 on Thursday.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Jacob Misiorowski struck out 11 while allowing one run over five innings, and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Chicago White Sox 14-2 on Thursday.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Thousands of Villa fans, who had watched their team get trounced 8-0 at Chelsea three days before, delayed their early exits from the ground just to applaud Bale off the pitch when he was substituted in the 85th minute.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trounced
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Imagine being a parent of one of the one hundred and seventy-five girls who died when their school was bombed.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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That put out of business one of the country’s largest Klan organizations, the same group that bombed Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church in 1963, killing four Black girls.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Emery had been incessant in wanting shorter, faster balls from his deeper players, with Villa’s best opportunity of the afternoon stemming from brave passing in combination in the first half, coaxing Fulham onto them before John McGinn whipped a ball into the space behind.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Many in the room whipped out their cameras to start filming, and made the rounds to glean and share details.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Trojans overcame a 9-8 third-quarter deficit to gain a repeat visit to the final.—
Glae Thien,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Michael Jackson movie overcame poor reviews and production problems to achieve a record-breaking opening weekend at the box office.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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The video showed that during the second time, the dog latched onto Evans’ left forearm and violently thrashed as Evans cried out in pain.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Broncos thrashed the Carolina Panthers, turning regular season MVP Cam Newton into a Fig Newton.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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Then in the second, Mattias Samuelsson was allowed to take multiple pokes at Jeremy Swayman before Geekie clobbered him.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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These Dark Ages span an inexcusable 23 seasons — a stretch that began soon after the 2002 Raiders and admirable 37-year-old QB Rich Gannon were clobbered in Mission Valley, home to Super Bowl 37.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Two days ago, the Avalanche routed Ottawa 8-2 in Ball Arena.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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The agency's 10-year reorganization plan includes an overhaul of its regional transportation system, reducing the number of USPS vehicle trips for transporting mail from post offices to processing plants, where mail is postmarked, sorted and routed.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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During that time, the company has also been walloped by tariffs, geopolitical challenges, and industry overcapacity.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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O’Neill inexplicably bobbles the snap, tries to pick the ball up instead of diving on it and loses it again when he gets walloped.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Caloric restriction, for example, upset her menstruation.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Coral upset experienced veterans of the sport, Christina Gasparich from Los Angeles, and Calla Allison from San Clemente, both of whom have been on the USA National BodySurfing Team for the past three years in-a-row.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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