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thrash

[thrash] / θræʃ /


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England's impressive T20 form continues as they thrash Sri Lanka by six wickets in Cardiff to seal the series with a match to spare.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

German auto giant Volkswagen's management meet Thursday to thrash out plans for what could be the biggest ever restructuring in the global auto industry, with unions set to protest any mass job cuts.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

The guards lift me up above the fray, where I continue to thrash as I’m conveyed over the crush of people.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Wind thrashes around the car park in the dim dawn light, rattling the corrugated supermarket shutters and sending discarded carrier bags billowing as rain tumbles on to the asphalt.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 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

Grohl is her favorite drummer, and when asked why, she answered, “He thrashes the kit really hard, which I like.”

From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2020

On the lawn, I frantically signal to the hovercraft while Buttercup thrashes.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

But in an ironic twist, part of the parking lot was underwater, a tractor had raised a berm to hold back the ocean, and just to the south, homes were being thrashed by waves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Powerful waves thrashed communities along California's southern coast Friday, damaging homes and sending water cascading through streets as residents braced for more potential damage wrought by Tropical Storm Rachel.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

There is optimism, though, as Rhian Wilkinson's side thrashed play-off opponents Albania 4-0 in their qualifying group.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

England's impressive T20 form continued as they thrashed Sri Lanka by six wickets in Cardiff to seal the series with a match to spare.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

But no matter how hard Miss Peregrine thrashed, Miss Wren wouldn’t let go.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

If that was not enough, the midfielder scored twice in a 4-0 thrashing of England in June that secured Spain's place at the 2027 World Cup at the Lionesses' expense.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

A 35-6 road thrashing by Jacksonville prompted a predictable surge in doomsdayism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

But that particular saga will be overshadowed in Friday's football cuttings by 17-year-old Samba's stunning bow on the professional stage, scoring twice in Manchester City's 5-0 Carabao Cup third-round thrashing of Norwich City.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 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 gnome child wailed, thrashing at the air.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine


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