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our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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Democratic leaders who feared Trump would trounce Biden, among them former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, urged him to withdraw from the race, an unprecedented step so late in the campaign.
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Susan Page, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Watching at-large bid teams Indiana and SMU trounced in their respective playoff losses, at Notre Dame and at Penn State, respectively, put the selection committee’s choices under justified attack.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
In neighboring Belgium, the far-right Vlaams Belang party and the right-wing nationalist New Flemish Alliance parties trounced the ruling liberal coalition.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
The Kansas City Chiefs locked up the No. 1 seed with a win over the Steelers on Christmas, while the Buffalo Bills secured the No. 2 seed by trouncing the New York Jets on Sunday.
—Austin Mock, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Susan Page, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Watching at-large bid teams Indiana and SMU trounced in their respective playoff losses, at Notre Dame and at Penn State, respectively, put the selection committee’s choices under justified attack.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
In neighboring Belgium, the far-right Vlaams Belang party and the right-wing nationalist New Flemish Alliance parties trounced the ruling liberal coalition.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
The Kansas City Chiefs locked up the No. 1 seed with a win over the Steelers on Christmas, while the Buffalo Bills secured the No. 2 seed by trouncing the New York Jets on Sunday.
—Austin Mock, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trounce. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat thoroughly
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