trouncing
Example Sentences
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By contrast, utilities outshined in the weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, at one point trouncing the market by nearly 12 percentage points.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Shares are up 17% over the past month, trouncing the broader market.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
After a year-long winning streak, they have suffered back-to-back Six Nations defeats, having been swatted aside by Scotland at Murrayfield seven days before their trouncing by Ireland.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
Apple’s iPhone revenue surged 23% year over year, trouncing expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Give me Daryl, Keith, and another trouncing any day, I think.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
