thumping

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The Garden has roared anew as St. John’s has surged to relevance with a pair of Big East tournament championships, the most recent of which involved a 20-point thumping of Connecticut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

It has been a March Madness of the haves mercilessly thumping the have-nots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The forwards took the fight to France with relish, thumping into contact, scuttling several scrums and making the driving maul a weapon against a heavier pack.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

O'Brien impressed after replacing the injured James Lowe on the left wing in Ireland's thumping win over England, but Jacob Stockdale was preferred for last week's defeat of Wales.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

His heart went from squeezing to thumping too hard when he recognized Josie’s familiar spiky handwriting on the paper.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix