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our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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Michigan State trounced Monmouth 81-57 to open the Spartans' campaign.
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Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
In getting trounced by Nvidia in artificial intelligence while also losing share of its core PC and data center processor market, Intel has seen its stock price plummet by more than half this year, closing on Friday at $23.20.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' Democrats trounced their opponents in hoovering up hard dollars in the third quarter, and the DCCC has consistently outraised the NRCC.
—Justin Green, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
The Rams are riding high after getting Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp back, while the Seahawks are reeling after getting trounced by the Bills.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
In getting trounced by Nvidia in artificial intelligence while also losing share of its core PC and data center processor market, Intel has seen its stock price plummet by more than half this year, closing on Friday at $23.20.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' Democrats trounced their opponents in hoovering up hard dollars in the third quarter, and the DCCC has consistently outraised the NRCC.
—Justin Green, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
The Rams are riding high after getting Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp back, while the Seahawks are reeling after getting trounced by the Bills.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trounce. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat thoroughly
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