as in to overcome
to defeat by a large margin
our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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Recent Examples of trounce
Baltimore Ravens stars Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry put on a show Wednesday night as the team trounced the Houston Texans, 31-2.
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
The Congressional Leadership fund spent $8.2 million to defend the seat, trouncing its Democratic counterpart, the House Majority PAC, which pumped $4.8 million into the race, according to the nonpartisan analysis site Open Secrets.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
President Macron stuns France by calling snap parliamentary elections after his centrist Renaissance party is trounced by the far-right National Rally (RN) in the European elections.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Fervor for its wide-ranging toys has turned Pop Mart into the hottest Chinese growth company, with shares up 368% this year, trouncing most members on the MSCI China Index.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
The Congressional Leadership fund spent $8.2 million to defend the seat, trouncing its Democratic counterpart, the House Majority PAC, which pumped $4.8 million into the race, according to the nonpartisan analysis site Open Secrets.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
President Macron stuns France by calling snap parliamentary elections after his centrist Renaissance party is trounced by the far-right National Rally (RN) in the European elections.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Fervor for its wide-ranging toys has turned Pop Mart into the hottest Chinese growth company, with shares up 368% this year, trouncing most members on the MSCI China Index.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 20 Dec. 2024
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Sabalenka had to battle past Mirra Andreeva in the semis in a tougher match than the 6-3, 6-2 scoreline suggests, before overcoming a wobbly first set to beat qualifier Polina Kudermetova 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the final.Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Here, 20 members of Forbes Coaches Council share steps leaders can take to overcome this problem and create better opportunities for their people to develop professionally in 2025.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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In São Paulo, where Eunice Paiva, who died in 2018 at 89, is buried, her tomb has reportedly become a pilgrimage site for admirers of this woman who fought for Brazil’s democracy.Alexander Durie, TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
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Carter will be buried next to his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn, who died on Nov. 19, 2023, at the age of 96.Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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The Rams were four days removed from defeating the Las Vegas Raiders, and the Vikings were four days removed from a 31-29 loss to the Lions, who have left opponents beat up throughout the season.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Particularly this result: The Broncos jumped out to a big lead early and beat the Chiefs 38-0 in the regular-season finale Sunday.Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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Yesterday’s pangrams were alighting, annihilating, halting, hightailing and lathing.David Leonhardt, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Why Red Bull struggled in 2024 In 2022 and 2023, Verstappen annihilated his rivals by winning 15 and 19 races out of the 22 in calendar respectively.Dan Cancian, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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He was thrilled with the way the team rebounded from a 26-24 loss to the Cowboys on Dec. 22 to rout the Panthers 48-14 this past weekend.Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
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Members of their communities should stand firm against such messaging and seek to rout it out.DJ Rosenthal, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024
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Elle was also seen whipping her hands in a circle to the music during the awards ceremony.Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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That led to an argument, and Little allegedly whipped out a knife, stabbing the victim twice in the chest, police said.Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
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None of this is news to the people who hold down the fort at the once-insanely-lucrative regional sports networks, a subset of the programming ecosystem that arguably has been clobbered with more frequency and vigor than any other element.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Broncos clobbered the Chiefs, and made a statement through Jumbotron graphics and press box announcements.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Stafford threw two touchdowns for the Rams, who led 24-3 at halftime.Jack Magruder, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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In 2015, Rhymes was arrested in 2015 on an assault charge after throwing a protein drink at a gym employee.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trounce. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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