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drubbing

noun as in defeat

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Charlotte Edwards has been England's head coach for six months, and she inherited a team drained of confidence after the 16-0 Ashes drubbing.

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He won the Democratic Party’s nomination in a Senate run two years later, only to come in for a drubbing against Republican Sen. Rand Paul.

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If they give even the slightest hint that the Ashes drubbing is still lurking in their minds, Australia are ruthless and will pounce.

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The Conservative leader believes she needs more time, to turn around her party from its historic drubbing in last year's general election.

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The Philadelphia Eagles drubbing of the Kansas Chiefs scored an even bigger audience than last year, thanks to streaming.

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