thumping
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The Garden has roared anew as St. John’s has surged to relevance with a pair of Big East tournament championships, the most recent of which involved a 20-point thumping of Connecticut.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
It has been a March Madness of the haves mercilessly thumping the have-nots.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
The forwards took the fight to France with relish, thumping into contact, scuttling several scrums and making the driving maul a weapon against a heavier pack.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
The other big winners over the weekend were fourth-placed Motherwell, with their 5-0 thumping of St Mirren.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
My heart was thumping so hard, I could barely breathe.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.