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as in whipped
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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as in slashed
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
thrashed the poor horse with a riding crop
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as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
the tree branches thrashed the sides of the house as the storm continued to rage
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as in tossed
to make jerky or restless movements
in obvious pain, the wounded soldier thrashed about his cot
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Recent Examples of thrashed
Remarkably, Barcelona has averaged more than five second-half goals per game in its last five outings, having recently thrashed Granada, Madrid CFF and Espanyol.
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Jamie Barton, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
With 10 men, Barca succumbed to their visitors and were thrashed 4-1 on the night resulting in a 6-4 aggregate score overall.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
In an exciting and very personal rematch, a mother bear thrashed the final opponent that killed one of her cubs this past summer to retain the title for 2024.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024
Three hurricanes have thrashed Florida’s Big Bend region in just 13 months, including Helene.
—Mike Schneider, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
In 2022, Graham Hansen was on the scoresheet as Barça thrashed eternal rival Real Madrid in the quarterfinal of the Champions League at the Camp Nou in front of a world record crowd of 91,553 fans for a women’s football match.
—Don Riddell, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024
While City and Dortmund won easily on Tuesday, Barcelona also thrashed Young Boys 5-0 and Internazionale beat Red Star Belgrade 4-0.
—Ben Church, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
More than 3 million people are without power in Florida after Hurricane Milton thrashed across the state Wednesday night into Thursday morning, with the Category 3 storm flooding streets and barrier islands and killing as many as 12 people.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Jamie Barton, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
With 10 men, Barca succumbed to their visitors and were thrashed 4-1 on the night resulting in a 6-4 aggregate score overall.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
In an exciting and very personal rematch, a mother bear thrashed the final opponent that killed one of her cubs this past summer to retain the title for 2024.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024
Three hurricanes have thrashed Florida’s Big Bend region in just 13 months, including Helene.
—Mike Schneider, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
In 2022, Graham Hansen was on the scoresheet as Barça thrashed eternal rival Real Madrid in the quarterfinal of the Champions League at the Camp Nou in front of a world record crowd of 91,553 fans for a women’s football match.
—Don Riddell, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024
While City and Dortmund won easily on Tuesday, Barcelona also thrashed Young Boys 5-0 and Internazionale beat Red Star Belgrade 4-0.
—Ben Church, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
More than 3 million people are without power in Florida after Hurricane Milton thrashed across the state Wednesday night into Thursday morning, with the Category 3 storm flooding streets and barrier islands and killing as many as 12 people.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrashed
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The Franklin Fire ignited Monday night after days of extremely dangerous fire conditions when Santa Ana winds whipped across the region.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Before turning back, many of them whipped out their phones to snap a photo of the divers.Cedar Attanasio and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Similarly, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has slashed funding for DEI and made great strides in promoting academic freedom.The Editors, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
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The company slashed about 21,000 jobs and rebuilt its advertising systems with the help of new advancements in artificial intelligence.Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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Charis Kai, a freshman, was nearly asleep when her resident adviser pounded on the door to her dorm room.Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Beck was able to take the snap and hand the ball off to Etienne, who pounded it in from four yards out for the game-winning touchdown.Kevin Dotson, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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The controversial Corporate Transparency Act seems to be getting closer to being completely tossed on legal grounds, writes Forbes’ Kelly Phillips Erb.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Shortly after tipoff, Green played peacemaker after Edwards tossed down Jonathan Kuminga after a steal for a technical foul.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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The Syrian civil war, up to last week, was the tedious winnowing process in which the Assad government bombed, killed, and terrorized Syrians into either fleeing the country or submitting to him.Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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The memoir is also getting review-bombed on sites like Goodreads with one-star ratings before anyone has read a page.Timothy Bella, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
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The longtime Club stock has trounced the market this year, advancing around 50%.Paulina Likos, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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For the 82-year-old owner and the now 3-7 Cowboys — who were smothered by the Texans’ defense and trounced to the tune of 34-10 — the defeat comes amid a frustrating season which includes the loss of quarterback Dak Prescott, who had season-ending surgery on his hamstring.Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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The roots of the tree grow and are nourished by Naomi's ashes, which are buried deep beneath the soil.Nancy Borowick, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
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All of my grandparents are buried here.Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
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But then the high-pitched whooshing of CAS pierced the air, and the arriving bird pelted the ground below with missile after missile, plus thousands of rail gun rounds, until the threat had been thoroughly neutralized.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
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In a video obtained by PEOPLE, a visitor sitting on the Sky Screamer — also known as Supergirl Sky Flight — showed visitors sitting in gondolas as rain pelted them.Escher Walcott, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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