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our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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Both candidates were trounced in November, and Michigan Democrats won control of all three branches of government for the first time in more than 30 years.
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Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 22 May 2024
Less than 24 hours after trouncing Rutgers, the Terps were on the receiving end of an 87-56 lashing by Wisconsin in a Big Ten Tournament second-round game Thursday at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2024
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Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 22 May 2024
Less than 24 hours after trouncing Rutgers, the Terps were on the receiving end of an 87-56 lashing by Wisconsin in a Big Ten Tournament second-round game Thursday at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trounce. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat thoroughly
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