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crushing defeat
noun as in waterloo
Example Sentences
Even in the face of a crushing defeat, the Harris supporters who turned out knew it was not due to any lack of effort on their part.
It argues that despite the Tories' crushing defeat, the next election is still up for grabs, with Labour's huge majority built on a "fragile" share of the vote.
Malcolm Pein, head of the English Chess Federation, told the BBC the result was a “crushing defeat” for Russia.
In total, Harris’ crushing defeat of Donald Trump is best explained by what political scientist M. Steven Fish describes as a “high-dominance leadership style.”
But after the crushing defeat of 2016, they had done what Hillary did after 2008 — they just kept going.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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