trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat decisively
trounced the rival team
Examples of trounce in a Sentence
our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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Ten years ago, AlphaGo trounced human competitors—and its legacy is still present in today’s most advanced bots.
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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.
—CBS 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.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
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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.
—CBS 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.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trounce. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat thoroughly
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