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
The rest of the world is trouncing the U.S. stock market this year.
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 June 2025
The metals craze is reflected in the numbers: Precious metals are trouncing the US stock market this year.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
Then England trounced Portugal 6-0 in the UEFA Nations League.
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 10 June 2025
How to Train Your Dragon scored a solid lead in its second week at the box office, taking in $37 million domestically and $90.5 million globally and trouncing its competition.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 June 2025
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 June 2025
The metals craze is reflected in the numbers: Precious metals are trouncing the US stock market this year.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
Then England trounced Portugal 6-0 in the UEFA Nations League.
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 10 June 2025
How to Train Your Dragon scored a solid lead in its second week at the box office, taking in $37 million domestically and $90.5 million globally and trouncing its competition.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trounce
Verb
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For two decades, senior legislators and military leaders have been working, mostly without success, to overcome these problems.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Judicial confirmations were once a slower, more contentious process, often requiring 60 votes to overcome a filibuster.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
14 July 2025
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Prince Friso was in a skiing accident in February 2012, getting buried under an avalanche, which led to brain damage and falling into a coma.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Some mourners openly wept, burying their faces in the Palestinian flags wrapped around the bodies.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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According to the New York Times, this thoroughly beats the area’s previous record of 1.47 inches, set in 1908.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase beat Wall Street’s expectations for the second quarter on Tuesday, reporting earnings of $5.24 a share and $45.68 billion in revenue during the period.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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However, the antiproton qubit is unlikely to find work in quantum computing because ordinary matter can be used for that more easily without the risk of the antimatter annihilating.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
24 July 2025
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The central working assumption of PEN America and of the State Department—that the liberal American can teach the seriously swarming races what is meant by democracy—has been annihilated.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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In Libya in late 2016, the U.S. military conducted air strikes in support of Libya’s interim government to rout ISIS from its nascent safe haven in Sirte.—
Lisa Monaco,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Oct. 2017
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The Battle of Jakku The fleet of the Rebellion, now calling itself the New Republic, routs the Empire in the largest battle since Endor.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
25 May 2025
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The designer was lucky enough to snag some handwoven jacquard with gold thread from a Venetian palazzo, whipping it into a one-of-a-kind lampshade skirt.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
15 July 2025
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Shake briefly to whip, then empty contents into a curved Hurricane glass and garnish with an orange slice and a cherry.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
11 July 2025
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Then in the fifth, Ezequiel Tovar clobbered a 1-2 fastball 433 feet to center for a three-run shot –again with two outs.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
20 July 2025
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Another protester was clobbered on the head by anti-riot police and was taken by medics in an ambulance.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 June 2025
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Facing a ream of questions about the future of MasterChef now that Wallace has been dismissed, Tim Davie threw his weight behind the BBC stalwart series, which is currently renewed up until 2028.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
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Through his first eight seasons with the Panthers, Newton threw for over 3,000 yards each year.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trounce. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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