drubbing

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Portugal recorded their biggest win of the cycle in one of those matches when Ronaldo was not involved - a 9-0 drubbing of Luxembourg in Faro in September 2023.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Grant did not avoid responsibility for the drubbing he’d just taken.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

The defending NBA champions are 3-0 against the Lakers this season, including a 43-point drubbing last week.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

But don’t resign yourself to a tax drubbing.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

I would have to seek advice from Harry, although my estimation of him as a counselor in affairs of the heart had received a substantial drubbing at the hands of the wretched Miss Minerva Goodacre.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly