Shellac
Shellac verb - To defeat by a large margin.
Usage example: the local soccer team was shellacked 35–0 in their final outing for the season
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Thrash
Thrash verb - To defeat by a large margin.
Usage example: the incumbent has been thrashing his opponents for so long that there's never any real contest for the Senate seat
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