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as in to bury
to defeat by a large margin
the incumbent has been thrashing his opponents for so long that there's never any real contest for the Senate seat
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2
as in to whip
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
thrashed the poor horse with a riding crop
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3
as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
the tree branches thrashed the sides of the house as the storm continued to rage
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as in to toss
to make jerky or restless movements
in obvious pain, the wounded soldier thrashed about his cot
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Recent Examples of thrash
The female thrashed her tail, letting her emerald scales break the current’s surface.
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025
Gavi and Lamine netted Barca's first and last goals respectively in a 5-1, last 16 win in Montjuic, with Barca continuing in fine form since thrashing Real Madrid by a similar scoreline to reclaim the Spanish Super Cup at the weekend.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Barca thrashed Madrid 0-4 in a La Liga edition of the Clasico in late October, which put it six points clear at the summit.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
After Whitfield had stopped thrashing, Mathew asked the other police officers if Whitfield should be rolled onto his side, which would have been consistent with his academy training.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Dec. 2024
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025
Gavi and Lamine netted Barca's first and last goals respectively in a 5-1, last 16 win in Montjuic, with Barca continuing in fine form since thrashing Real Madrid by a similar scoreline to reclaim the Spanish Super Cup at the weekend.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Barca thrashed Madrid 0-4 in a La Liga edition of the Clasico in late October, which put it six points clear at the summit.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
After Whitfield had stopped thrashing, Mathew asked the other police officers if Whitfield should be rolled onto his side, which would have been consistent with his academy training.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrash
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Knowledge workers routinely report spending 2.5 hours daily searching for information buried in email threads and disorganized files.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Matte, the State Archives administrator, has spent his career buried in these aging paper documents.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Feb. 2025
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Eleven of his assists that season came from the right, and nine were whipped across in that fashion.—
Art de Roché,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Miller was struck in the temple, whipping his hat off his head.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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The flames licked at the neighborhood’s outskirts, toasting a few leaves at the perimeter, but didn’t damage a single residence in the community.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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As Ferrell resumed singing with Johansson, Kardashian and Gasteyer, Wiig proceeded to lick Dooneese’s tiny hands and stroke Johansson’s face, tap on one of Gasteyer’s breasts and pretend to play the drums on Kardashian’s butt.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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In two spring training starts, the righty has tossed three innings without allowing a run.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, another reader emphasized that the pot wasn’t hers to toss.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Australia beat their oldest rivals by five wickets in their Champions Trophy group game at Lahore on Saturday.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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As coached by Joe Schmidt, the Irish national team beat the New Zealand All Blacks here in 2016 (before some 62,000 people) for the first time in 111 years.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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The good news is that new data solutions are emerging to help businesses finally unlock the potential hidden within their data.—
Lalit Patil,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Imani Randolph, a model and creator, recalls her mom’s upbringing in the Bronx where effort wasn’t hidden, it was celebrated.—
Daisy Maldonado,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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In a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, Mr. Trump lashed out at Zelenskyy, accusing him of duping the U.S. into providing billions in aid to Ukraine and misusing it.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, lashed out at the Trump administration for leaving him out of the talks.—
German Lopez,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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In the video, the robot hangs suspended from the ceiling as its limbs twitch and kick, marking what the company claims is a step toward its goal of creating household-helper robots.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Feb. 2025
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The elephant is now decidedly less friendly, and is doing far more than twitching and grunting.—
Stephen Maher,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Thrash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrash. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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