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Synonyms
annihilate, blow away, bomb, bury, clobber, cream, drub, dust, flatten, paste, rout, shellac, skin, skunk, smoke [slang], smother, snow under, thrash, trim, tromp, wallop, wax [slang], whip, whomp, whop (or whap), whup
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Conservatives were trounced in spring elections for the European Parliament and in local races. — Karla Adam, Washington Post, "Three ways Boris Johnson could become Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister," 14 Aug. 2019 After campaigning against foreign takeovers, Tsipras’s Syriza Party was trounced in elections in early July. — By Vivienne Walt, Fortune, "Boxed In at the Docks: How a Lifeline From China Changed Greece," 22 July 2019 Needing to win one of the final two games to clinch a bowl berth, Arizona got trounced by Washington State 69-28 before losing to rival Arizona State 41-40 in the season finale. — Luis Torres, orlandosentinel.com, "2019 College Football Rankings: No. 51 Arizona, Kevin Sumlin strive to rebound from bumpy year," 6 July 2019 The Mariners would have none of that, erupting in an interminable third inning for eight runs and trouncing the O’s, 13-3, to send them home with only one victory in a very discouraging seven-game West Coast road trip. — Peter Schmuck, baltimoresun.com, "Orioles end seven-game West Coast trip with one victory after 13-3 loss to Mariners," 23 June 2019 Brown then easily won a special election in 2016, trouncing the Republican candidate by 8 percentage points. — Gillian Flaccus, The Seattle Times, "Oregon’s incumbent Democrat faces tight race for governor," 26 Oct. 2018 Fields struck out seven en route to getting the win on the hill, while helping his cause offensively by belting a double and triple as League City Red trounced rival League City White 12-2 in the winner’s bracket finals game. — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, "League City Red roasts League City White 12-2 to stay perfect at Pony 14s sectionals," 1 July 2018 Minutes earlier the Phoenix Mercury had trounced her Indiana Fever, 95-77, namely because of a second quarter that saw the Fever called for 11 fouls and the Mercury take and hit 15 free throws. — Jordan Guskey, Indianapolis Star, "Phoenix Mercury trounce Indiana Fever, 95-77," 29 June 2018 The Three Lions won their first two games, trouncing Panama 6-1 in the process. — Sean Gregory, Time, "32 Teams Entered, 16 Remain. Your Ultimate Guide to the World Cup Knockout Stage," 29 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'trounce.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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