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thrash

[thrash] / θræʃ /


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Former winner Shaun Murphy produced a superb performance to thrash China's Xiao Guodong 13-3 and become the first player into the 2026 World Championship quarter-finals.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The only other thrash band to hit No. 1 is Metallica, who have done so six times, most recently with 2016’s “Hardwired ... to Self-Destruct.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

When the wind blows hard, and their branches and boughs thrash and creak, I am convinced they will topple over and cleave my home in twain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Promoted from the middle order, he proceeded to thrash one of the great Ashes centuries and there began England's death by a thousand Travis Head cuts.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

Just watching the Task Force leave Plymouth and Portsmouth three weeks ago, it was obvious Great Britain was going to thrash them.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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