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our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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In primaries for county commission seats, longtime incumbent Democrat Dave Woodward, whose 1st District seat encompasses portions of Birmingham, Royal Oak and Troy, trounced challenger Charlie Gandy-Thompson.
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Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2024
Formerly the world’s largest chipmaker, Intel has gotten trounced by rivals in recent years and is far behind in the AI race.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
Donald Trump had a comfortable lead in Arizona polls and had just trounced Joe Biden in the first presidential debate of 2024.
—Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
On that date, after trouncing the Red Sox 8-1, the Yankees were in first place in the AL East at 50-22, 3 ½ games up on the Orioles, and seemingly in need of only another back-end reliever to supplement shaky Clay Holmes at the trade deadline.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 20 July 2024
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Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2024
Formerly the world’s largest chipmaker, Intel has gotten trounced by rivals in recent years and is far behind in the AI race.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
Donald Trump had a comfortable lead in Arizona polls and had just trounced Joe Biden in the first presidential debate of 2024.
—Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
On that date, after trouncing the Red Sox 8-1, the Yankees were in first place in the AL East at 50-22, 3 ½ games up on the Orioles, and seemingly in need of only another back-end reliever to supplement shaky Clay Holmes at the trade deadline.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 20 July 2024
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trounce. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat thoroughly
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