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
Investors have lusted after Nvidia for its sky-high profit margins while scaling revenues: Its 75% gross margin last quarter trounced Q2 2022’s 43% as sales exploded from $7 billion to $35 billion, a hard-to-fathom feat for a company of its size.
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Derek Saul, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Michigan State trounced Monmouth 81-57 to open the Spartans' campaign.
—Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
In getting trounced by Nvidia in artificial intelligence while also losing share of its core PC and data center processor market, Intel has seen its stock price plummet by more than half this year, closing on Friday at $23.20.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' Democrats trounced their opponents in hoovering up hard dollars in the third quarter, and the DCCC has consistently outraised the NRCC.
—Justin Green, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
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Derek Saul, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Michigan State trounced Monmouth 81-57 to open the Spartans' campaign.
—Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
In getting trounced by Nvidia in artificial intelligence while also losing share of its core PC and data center processor market, Intel has seen its stock price plummet by more than half this year, closing on Friday at $23.20.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' Democrats trounced their opponents in hoovering up hard dollars in the third quarter, and the DCCC has consistently outraised the NRCC.
—Justin Green, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trounce
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Putting Taiwanese Designers on the Map Traditionally, Taiwanese consumers have favored international luxury brands over local ones, a challenge that designers like Billy Chow are working to overcome.Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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To The End is an intimate glimpse into relationships, motivation and mortality, the sights and sounds of long-term friendship unearthing a fresh new conquest to overcome together.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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Some family members choose to bury their heads in the sand and blame the victim rather than the offender.Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Daniel Hunter, founder of Choose Democracy, an organization that provides resources to help Americans prepare for an undemocratic power grab, says his experience in activism has taught him that the solution isn’t to bury your head in the sand or jump to the worst-case scenario.Allie Volpe, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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On Monday night, Michigan beat Washington at Houston's NRG Stadium to claim its first national championship since 1997.Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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In late October, EA beat analyst projections in its announced Q2 earnings, driven by the success of FC and Madden titles as well as the return of EA College Football.Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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Colorado was getting annihilated every week under Karl Dorrell.Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
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The reason is clear: most Americans understand that Israel is fighting for its very survival against terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, whose explicit mission is to annihilate Israel.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Murray beats defending champion Novak Djokovic 7-6 (10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 in his fifth try in the final of a major tournament. 2017 — The Rams rout the Indianapolis Colts 46-9 in 31-year-old Sean McVay’s impressive debut as the youngest head coach in modern league history.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
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Boeing was forced to slow production at its 737 factory in Renton, Wash., last week because of an issue with junction boxes, which are used to rout electrical cables through planes, Seattle’s King 5 news first reported.Will Daniel, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2024
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Available in 21 colors, the mixer has 10 speeds to knead, whip, and stir ingredients for bread, baked goods, pizza dough, and more.Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2024
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Add the honey, egg, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and cream; whip with an electric mixer until smooth. Spread the sweet potato mixture in the prepared baking dish.Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
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In an 0-2 count, Judge clobbered a 82.5-mph changeup over the wall in left-center field.Brendan Kuty, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
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Even if he did get clobbered seconds later during the wild celebration.George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement The homeowner the man was working for told KNSD that the accident occurred when the worker threw Christmas lights over the power line.Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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However, both stars have thrown their support behind Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande taking up the mantle of the magically talented enemies-turned-friends in the movie.Megan McCluskey, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trounce. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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