Thesaurus results for WHOMPED

whomped

verb

past tense of whomp

as in whipped

to defeat by a large margin the basketball team was whomped in the last game of the regular season and missed out on the playoffs

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Recent Examples of whomped Last year, the Hoosiers got whomped in the two games against elite opposition (a 38-15 loss at Ohio State and a 27-17 loss at Notre Dame that was 27-3 with less than two minutes left). — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025

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After learning that Manchester whipped Maggie with a cat-o’-nine-tails, Lizzie agrees to help the Borden family’s maid kill her.

— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
That sort of whipped, inswinging ball from Slater that caused so much havoc is hugely familiar to avid Premier League watchers.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of whipped

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That team held a players-only meeting after falling to 0-3… then got clobbered, 27-0, by the Houston Oilers in Week 4.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Then Beamer and his boys went on the road and got clobbered by Alabama to the tune of a 49-18 beatdown.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of clobbered

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That changed a bit earlier this month when the Houthis bombed the Saudi East-West pipeline, temporarily shutting down roughly 7 million barrels of oil flowing to the Red Sea – more than half of which had been diverted from the Strait of Hormuz.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
Palminteri argued that early career struggles do not define a player's potential, pointing to guys like Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield who got drafted, bombed, busted, and then roared back.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of bombed

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Tyrell Henry caught 14 passes to set a Wisconsin single-game record and Colton Joseph threw for 362 yards and accounted for four touchdowns as the Badgers trounced Eastern Michigan 54-10 on Saturday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 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

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Eating the baits won’t harm your pet but consuming several baits might temporarily upset your pet’s stomach.

— Eva Flowe October 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
In Brazil's October 4th presidential election, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro finished first with 47% of the vote to the incumbent's 45%, and upset the polls.

— Todd Gordon, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of upset

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James made a nifty behind-the-back pass to Edgecombe (who missed a corner 3) and even squared up and buried a long 3 from about Caitlin Clark range.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
The difference is buried in management time, attention, optionality and operating friction.

— George Wells, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of buried

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This time the Panthers surpassed that point total in a single game, but lost anyway because their defense got creamed.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Sep. 2026
In a mixer bowl, beat the butter, margarine, and cream cheese at high speed for 5 minutes until fully creamed.

— Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of creamed

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