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
Montrose has crushed its Front Range foes in the playoffs, beating Frederick 55-6 in the first round and trouncing Monarch 56-27 in the quarters.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2025
Brock rolls past Estacado Brock trounced Lubbock Estacado 65-18 in the Class 4A Division II area round on Friday.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Nov. 2025
Further north, in New Jersey, a state with about a 20% Latino population, Democrat Mikie Sherrill trounced her Republican opponent.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The Democrats expect to get trounced, which gives Redford’s character the freedom to speak his mind — that is, until the race gets close enough that his positions are watered down to peel away more voters.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
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Samsung says these structural improvements allow the HP5 to overcome traditional low-light limitations.—
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Vance’s second biggest battle is overcoming political history, which statistically does not favor incumbent vice presidents’ chances of winning the White House.—
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Medieval Europeans moved to England consistently A press release by the University of Cambridge continued that researchers studied more than 700 chemical signatures from the teeth of people buried in England between AD 400 and 1100.—
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He will be cremated, with his ashes buried next to his parents in Joliet, Osborne said.—
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Two teenage girls are charged with kidnapping a teenage boy after allegedly luring him into a basement and beating him for three hours in early November.—
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Josh Doan scored, Colten Ellis made 30 saves in his first game in a month and the Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 5-2 on Thursday night to give them 12 victories in their past 13 games.—
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Indiana’s defense is masterful, a plug-and-play roster that is annihilating opponents without its leading tackler.—
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Cushionaire Platform Ankle Boots These platform ankle boots look shockingly similar to more expensive pairs, but won’t annihilate your holiday gift budget — or your feet on long travel days.—
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However, the host 49ers rebounded to rout Miami, who had entered the game 8-3.—
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Arkansas started hot, scoring a 53-yard touchdown on the second offensive snap, and went on to rout the Red Wolves 56-14.—
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There were some frightening moments early Monday for a Miramar man after police say he was pistol whipped during a home invasion and his French bulldog was stolen.—
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Or whips around his defender in a bold pirouette.—
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But Pierre threw the ball away leading to two more free throws for Council with 21 seconds remaining.—
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Young was remarkably efficient, throwing three TD passes of 30-plus yards and going 15-for-20 for 206 yards.—
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Uruguay — Now take the above scenario, but imagine Uruguay upsets its towering South American neighbor in the round of 32.—
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The Atlanta Falcons’ upset over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 17 changed everything.—
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trounce. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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