as in correct
being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard
a London theatre critic who can generally be relied upon for his bang on assessments of new plays in the West End
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Recent Examples of bang on
Yet, Zas being Zas, the $800 million man couldn’t help but bang on about the more than $30 a share price WBD got from David Ellison’s Paramount.
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Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
The neighborhood Slap bang on Prague’s Bond Street in the Old Town—if Bond Street had a whopping great river flowing at one end.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
The viral door-kick challenge encouraged people to run up and violently kick or bang on strangers’ doors for laughs, but in November, three Florida teens were arrested after residents feared a break-in and called police.
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Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
24 Dec. 2025
Soon enough, one of the fans notices her and looks up, prompting Eilish to bang on the window, which unleashes a tsunami of screams from the groggy crowd as other early-risers spring across the parking lot to get in on the rare pre-show avail.
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Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Dec. 2025
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Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
The neighborhood Slap bang on Prague’s Bond Street in the Old Town—if Bond Street had a whopping great river flowing at one end.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
The viral door-kick challenge encouraged people to run up and violently kick or bang on strangers’ doors for laughs, but in November, three Florida teens were arrested after residents feared a break-in and called police.
—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
24 Dec. 2025
Soon enough, one of the fans notices her and looks up, prompting Eilish to bang on the window, which unleashes a tsunami of screams from the groggy crowd as other early-risers spring across the parking lot to get in on the rare pre-show avail.
—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bang on
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Jevremovic sued him for defamation in December but a judge threw out the case, citing that it hadn’t been filed in the correct jurisdiction.
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Croatia still furious Despite the correct decision being made, Croatia manager Zlatko Dalić was far from happy, saying VAR had ruined the spirit of the game.
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Prices were accurate at the time of publication but may change.
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ISPs would be well within their rights to advertise accurate monthly prices and charge those exact prices on monthly bills.
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This underscores how Apple's control over its devices, from hardware to software, limits true ownership and poses challenges for long-term digital preservation.
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If religion is corrupted by breaking down the wall of separation, much the same is true of the state.
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The next best thing to intravenous intervention when dehydrated is Liquid IV.
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Our best guess is that there might be a little bit of recognition for the youngest generations, too, watching all those clips — as in, Holy cow, Austin Powers was real!
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Weist herself appears in a brief introductory clip before the performance proper.
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While the theme words will not be a proper name, the spangram can be a proper name.
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“Bang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bang%20on. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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