as in hammering
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as in whipping
to defeat by a large margin
the incumbent has been thrashing his opponents for so long that there's never any real contest for the Senate seat
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as in hiding
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
thrashed the poor horse with a riding crop
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as in pounding
to strike repeatedly
the tree branches thrashed the sides of the house as the storm continued to rage
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as in tossing
to make jerky or restless movements
in obvious pain, the wounded soldier thrashed about his cot
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
More than 22 million German viewers caught their team’s opening night 5-1 thrashing of Scotland on public broadcaster ZDF.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
Two teens who continued to beat Virk after the first thrashing – Kelly Ellard and Warren Glowatski – were sentenced to life for second-degree murder.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 29 May 2024
The program, following an inconsistent regular season, made its mark with a thrashing of Southlake Carroll in the regional quarterfinals.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2024
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In the first start of her college career, Julia Hammerschlag made a personal-best eight saves, and eight different players found the net to propel the No. 4 seed Terps to a 17-1 thrashing of visiting Robert Morris in a first-round game Friday afternoon at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
More than 22 million German viewers caught their team’s opening night 5-1 thrashing of Scotland on public broadcaster ZDF.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
Two teens who continued to beat Virk after the first thrashing – Kelly Ellard and Warren Glowatski – were sentenced to life for second-degree murder.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 29 May 2024
The program, following an inconsistent regular season, made its mark with a thrashing of Southlake Carroll in the regional quarterfinals.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2024
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