Thesaurus results for DRUBBED

drubbed

verb

past tense of drub

as in pounded

to strike repeatedly a crowd was drubbing the purse snatcher when the police arrived on the scene

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as in trounced

to defeat by a large margin we drubbed our traditional football rivals so badly that it was basically no contest

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Recent Examples of drubbed Since then, Weezer have released many more records, most of which were critically drubbed. — David Harris, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026 Cincinnati drubbed the Dolphins 45-21 last December. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026 After Wisconsin drubbed Michigan State, Fears walked into Izzo’s office and suggested a team meeting. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026 Mansfield races past Byron Nelson after slow start Mansfield only scored 5 points in the first quarter, but outscored Trophy Club Byron Nelson by 33 the rest of the way as the Tigers drubbed the Bobcats 61-34 in a Class 6A Division II bi-district game on Tuesday at Thomas Coliseum in Haltom City. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026 The Americans drubbed Poulin’s team without her, perhaps taking some suspense out of the likely rematch between these teams in the gold-medal game next week. — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026 The Broncos have a 9-4 series record in 13 all-time matchups against this NFC foe, and drubbed them 30-16 in their last meeting when outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper recorded his first two NFL sacks against Dallas QB Dak Prescott. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025

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Verb

But the boat overtook me, pounded at me as if asking me not to leave it.

— Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Prices have surged as Ukraine has pounded Russian refineries and Iran and its Houthi allies have attacked energy facilities around the Persian Gulf.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of pounded

Verb

This year’s show was trounced by the first Monday Night Football game of the year between the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos on ESPN.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Shares of the drone manufacturer jumped 10% after first-quarter results trounced estimates.

— Michelle Fox,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of trounced

Verb

Tuxedo kitten Paolina bounced onto my chest and licked my fingers.

— Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Her entire face got licked clean off her head when suburban floodwaters breached the cardboard hull protecting Kath’s basement memorabilia stack a few months before I was born.

— Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

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In an interview with Inside Edition on Tuesday, store owner Adam Rubin said that his store has been review-bombed since Clarkson took to social media and named the store, and employees and surrounding businesses have been harassed.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
The Houthis bombed the corporate HQ of Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, officials said.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of bombed

Verb

Fire crews scrambled late Saturday as fierce winds whipped flames beyond Canadian Forces Base Wainwright and into the surrounding rural area.

— Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Fire crews scrambled late into the night as fierce winds whipped flames beyond Canadian Forces Base Wainwright and into the surrounding rural area.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of whipped

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Whether one or both of Becerra’s parents qualifies as an immigrant might seem like minutiae to most voters, but Hilton’s accusation has thumped on the nerves on both the left and right — including my own, as the daughter of a South Asian immigrant.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Instead of a rousing win on the road in the face of another top-flight opponent and a raft of injuries to key players, the Broncos got thumped, 24-14.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of thumped

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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.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Smith is said to have thrashed and thrashed in the death chamber.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2026

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