trouncing
Example Sentences
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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
The Russell 2000 has surged 7.9% this year through Friday, trouncing the S&P 500’s 1.4% gain, according to FactSet data.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 18, 2026
At least, not until Saturday, when the top-ranked Huskies offered a rude reminder by totally trouncing the 16th-ranked Trojans, 79-51, in their home arena, where they had yet to lose this season.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025
Within months of its debut in 1996, Blue’s Clues was trouncing Sesame Street in the ratings.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
