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with a bang

idiom

: in a sudden and exciting way
The movie begins/starts with a bang and never slows down.

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The 2025 college football regular season goes out with a bang today. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025 And 2025 supply is ending the year with a bang. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025 The week started off not with a bang but with a whimper — specifically, the Democratic Party caving to end the shutdown. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025 The 2025 Latin Grammys opened with a bang, thanks to the legendary Carlos Santana. Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for with a bang

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“With a bang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20a%20bang. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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