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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Recent Examples of thrashing
Mohammad Ali, WIRED, 14 Apr. 2020
Dortmund currently sits top of the Champions League standings, thanks in part to their 7-1 thrashing of Scottish side Celtic in their last European outing, but has struggled more domestically, with two defeats in their opening seven games leaving them in seventh place in the Bundesliga.
—Sam Leveridge, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Valor Christian 6-1 5 W (34-6 vs. Castle View)
Comment: Eagles’ response to Mountain Vista thrashing — handling solid Castle View squad — showed a lot.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2024
The Reddies moved to 4-1 with a 52-7 thrashing of 1-4 Oklahoma Baptist in Arkadelphia.
—Rex Nelson, arkansasonline.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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His thrashing of Reyaz had been national news in India, and on social media, Premi found, most people seemed to have defended him.
—Mohammad Ali, WIRED, 14 Apr. 2020
Dortmund currently sits top of the Champions League standings, thanks in part to their 7-1 thrashing of Scottish side Celtic in their last European outing, but has struggled more domestically, with two defeats in their opening seven games leaving them in seventh place in the Bundesliga.
—Sam Leveridge, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Valor Christian 6-1 5 W (34-6 vs. Castle View)
Comment: Eagles’ response to Mountain Vista thrashing — handling solid Castle View squad — showed a lot.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2024
The Reddies moved to 4-1 with a 52-7 thrashing of 1-4 Oklahoma Baptist in Arkadelphia.
—Rex Nelson, arkansasonline.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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Use It To Help Flatten Chicken Breasts Before pounding any meat to create cutlets, use wax paper in between it and your mallet to help avoid any unwanted stickiness and keep it in place.Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2024
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Israel has been pounding Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon for days.Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2024
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To convince shoppers to recycle instead of tossing used clothing, Blue Jeans Go Green was designed to be convenient.Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
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Last week, they were sentenced to 24 months and 20 months in a London prison respectively for tossing soup over Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers (1888) at London’s National Gallery in October 2022.George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Further evidence is the fact that Amazon is bragging about, not hiding, season 2 viewership.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The footage captured a figure in a ski mask hiding in the shadows as an unsuspecting woman arrives at the bank and goes about withdrawing money from the ATM.Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
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One of his first moves was to announce a big restructuring plan that involved slashing 10,000 jobs, or 13% of its workforce, a reduction that helped the company afford the hefty settlement payouts.BYPhil Wahba, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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Unless investors have specifically allocated their money toward funds dedicated toward slashing emissions, ignoring crucial financial performance metrics violates the fiduciary responsibility of institutional investors.Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Khaled stood atop their Citroen van, lashing down overstuffed suitcases with rope.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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Khaled stood atop their Citroen van, lashing down overstuffed suitcases with rope.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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Best Buy has an unbeatable deal on a sturdy Bluetooth speaker that can take a licking and keep on rocking.K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Dogs Trust highlights that signs of discomfort in dogs can include stiff body language, lip licking, or yawning as a way to calm themselves.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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But beating the Eagles — on the road and in a short week — would certify Washington in a way the previous 10 weeks haven’t.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Video taken early Friday by Bender, a popular YouTube channel, showed a group of men, some wearing Maccabi fan colors, picking up pipes and boards from a construction site, then chasing and beating a man.Henry Austin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Wind gusts of over 100 miles per hours and record rainfall caused significant destruction in the Tampa Bay area, including the battering of the city’s famous ballpark in St. Petersburg.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
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The Gulf Coast has taken an outsized battering this season.NBC News, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Thrashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrashing. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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