with a bang

phrase

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

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No, that changed when the Swedish Central Bank, the oldest central bank in the world, wanted to celebrate its 300th anniversary with a bang. — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026 The fourth season of The Diplomat opens with a bang—literally. — Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026 Caminero’s baseball year had started with a bang back in January, when the then-21-year-old hit a ball 454 feet to clinch a championship in the Dominican Winter League. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a tech bro. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 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 19 Oct. 2026.

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