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SpaceX just stomped the competition for a new contract—that’s not great (arstechnica.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/spacex

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Stomped?

Meaning they won the contract by a large margin?

Or meaning they sabotaged the competition’s entry?

We should develop a culture of using precise language here. This headline is currently doublespeak because it means two different things at once.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They beat them in every metric evaluated by nasa

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

That would have been my bet on its meaning, but I hate when I can't be sure, given how easy it is to make it clear.

Thank you.

[–] ptfrd 2 points 5 months ago

I interpret the figurative use of the word "stomped" the same as I do for "wrecked" or "destroyed" or "annihilated". Basically, 'to beat easily/substantially'.

Do you have any examples of cases where it has been used to imply underhand behaviours? (Obviously if a SpaceX employee literally stomped on a competitor's prototype, that would be an example! But I assume that's not what you mean.)