shellacking
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Synonyms & Antonyms for shellacking
Synonyms
beating, defeat, drubbing, licking, loss, lump, overthrow, plastering, rout, trimming, trouncing, whipping
Antonyms
success, triumph, victory, win
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Although a number of factors went into the Democrats’ 2010 midterm shellacking, the slow pace of the recovery, combined with the Obama administration’s decision to reward the financial sector, played a significant role. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, "Do Democrats Have a Plan for the Next Recession?," 16 Aug. 2019 Apple, which relies on China for 20 percent of its sales, had been taking a shellacking in recent weeks because of the escalating trade rift. — Washington Post, "Dow surges 450 on news that U.S. will delay some tariffs," 13 Aug. 2019 But the Dodgers, not looking like a club that touched down after 4 a.m., kept coming and coming on their way to a 16-2 shellacking. — Los Angeles Times, "Cody Bellinger powers merciless Dodgers to blowout win over Phillies," 15 July 2019 But when Ramirez handed it off to Alcantara in the eighth, the Tigers were only trailing by a run and had saved their bullpen a day after four relievers combined to throw 102 pitches in a 13-4 shellacking. — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, "Maybe it's time for tough love for young Detroit Tigers," 16 June 2019 One of those wins came against Sherman, a 476-364 shellacking in the 21st round in which the world’s pre-eminent Scrabble genius appropriately took an early lead by playing EINSTEIN. — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, "A Scrabble Champion’s Spellbinding Comeback," 10 Aug. 2018 Additionally, the Republicans who remain after a shellacking will be far more pro-Trump. — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, "No, free market conservatives are not becoming Dems," 31 July 2018 Unlike so many other designer monographs, there’s no shellacking of brand identity here, the bland self-preservation of commercial necessity. — Mark Holgate, Vogue, "Roland Mouret’s New Book About His Life and Work Brings His Past Right Here Into the Present," 6 Nov. 2018 Liverpool could only manage a 0-0 draw at home against the struggling Potters, who they were expected to run through their weekend opposition after their shellacking of AS Roma on Wednesday. — SI.com, "'Needs a Loan': Reds Fans Go in on Liverpool Defender Following Questionable Outing Against Stoke," 28 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shellacking.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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