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[thrash] / θræʃ /


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At the sound of the great drum break, we were to thrash about the locker room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Once it is unveiled, EU negotiators from the parliament and European capitals will thrash it out to agree on a final law.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

That was never far from our thoughts as we watched “The Late Show” thrash, often jubilantly, against the coming night over the 10 months that the network gave it to bleed out.

From Salon ● May 21, 2026

That sampler captured the band’s brand of thrash punk in its purest form.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

He opened the car door and a mix of laughter, loud, unintelligible words, and thrash metal music flowed into our forest and infected it with them.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

He stands with a classical-looking, slightly-open stance, taps the ground once as the spinner enters his delivery stride and then thrashes the ball with his fast hands.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2025

Park thrashes through the “Hedwig” songbook with aplomb; high points include the headbanger “Angry Inch,” the aching anthem “Wicked Little Town” and “Wig in a Box,” a tour-de-force tune of self-discovery.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2021

“When the virus thrashes your lungs, then what’s left is lung damage, and your body just has to heal that on its own,” he says.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2021

The rough grabs Scheffler’s club as he thrashes out of the rough at 1.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 18, 2021

He thrashes his way back up and gulps for air.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

The opening stand between Banton and Duckett was also impressive - reminiscent of England's brightest ODIs days as they thrashed around the bowling at more than seven runs an over.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

South Korea, who thrashed Bangladesh 5-0, looked confused as the incorrect national anthem was played.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Trade bible Variety called it a "lacerating portrait," while Deadline said the "damning" film had "thrashed" Musk as "petty, narcissistic, megalomaniacal, cruel."

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

When Broussard and his friend attempted to put Catzilla into the fishing basket, with the intention of then releasing it, the 50-pounder violently thrashed and slipped free.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

He was staring at Adiah as she thrashed, eyes wide, but he didn’t move.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Klinge avoided a whitewash and then grew in confidence, turning what once looked like a thrashing into a one-leg deficit.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The gulf between Oklahoma State and its free-spending rivals was never more obvious than in the Cowboys’ second game last season, a 69-3 thrashing by Oregon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

They headlined Coachella in 2025, a rare heavy rock band to top the most influential festival in the U.S., delivering a raucous and thrashing set unlike any in the last decade of Coachella headliners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

The Belgian team copied Trump's unmistakable swaying fist pumps as they celebrated their 4-1 thrashing of the co-hosts on Monday, dancing and singing the song on the pitch and in the changing room.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

The troll had been temporarily blinded by the electric light and was thrashing about in the center of the floor.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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