Flatten
Flatten verb - To defeat by a large margin.
Usage example: if you don't understand the rules, you're going to get flattened when you try to play
Win
Win verb - To achieve victory (as in a contest).
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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There could be a massive column of tanks ready to flatten an enemy's capital, but if their spaceship reaches Alpha Centauri, they win.
Source: Video Game / Civilization -
Anniversary managed to win back many older fans, but another faction splintered, pointing out how the changes in the plot managed to flatten characters from the first game into cardboard cut-outs.
Source: Discontinuity / Video Games
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