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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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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The team's official drumline, The Pack, pounded on illuminated drums during quarter breaks, while Skye, the team's sassy, blue-haired lioness mascot, jumped onto the T-shirt cannon to launch souvenir merchandise high into stadium seats.

— Odette Yousef, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
Rodriguez pounded the strike zone, issuing his only walk in the sixth inning.

— Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of pounded

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Trump trounced Democrat Kamala Harris by 11 points in Miami-Dade in November 2024 to win Florida for the third presidential election in a row.

— Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
The Brewers won three of four from the two-time defending World Series champion Dodgers last weekend and trounced Seattle 22-0 on Tuesday before their four-game winning streak ended with a 7-5 loss to the Mariners on Wednesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of trounced

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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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Initially arriving from the west, from cities like Hamburg and Berlin that had already been bombed by the Allies, even more refugees poured in from the east in late 1944 and early 1945.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
Paid off the witch, but Practical Magic still bombed on initial release.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of bombed

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Outside a fierce storm lashed down, wind whipped against the wood planks, thunder shook the ground, water streamed through cracks and floated into the shack.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026
In the same series of Sunday morning posts, the president also lashed out at Kristen Welker, the moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press, for saying his endorsements of Republican candidates in primary elections this year had shown mixed results.

— Jeff Mason, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of lashed

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Cheese foam is a smooth and slightly salty whipped foam topping popular in boba drinks.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Outside a fierce storm lashed down, wind whipped against the wood planks, thunder shook the ground, water streamed through cracks and floated into the shack.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of whipped

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Two years earlier, the Chiefs were thumped by the Titans 27-3 and fell to 3-4.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
The Red Sox can win 15 in a row and nine more in a row not long after that and then turn around and lose five straight to the A’s and Jays before getting thumped by the Pirates on Friday night.

— Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of thumped

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The flooding on the canyon floor started Saturday afternoon after waves of rainfall thrashed Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch – the only lodging under the rim of the Grand Canyon.

— Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
With star quarterback Len Dawson playing into the third quarter even after the Chiefs had a 39-10 halftime lead, the Chiefs thrashed legendary coach George Halas’ Bears 66-24.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026

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