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bang

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bang

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verb

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Recent Examples of bang
Noun
Opta project them to finish on 53 points, slap-bang in mid-table. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025 The 14-time Grammy winner also wore a red floral headpiece in her updo with baby bangs. Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
Tyrann Mathieu, who retired from the NFL earlier this year after 12 seasons, will bang the drum before the Super Bowl LIX rematch. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025 He was thrown out on a laser by right fielder Cody Bellinger attempting to score the tying run in the sixth inning of Saturday's game, banging his knee hard on catcher Austin Wells' shin guard while sliding into the plate. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bang
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bang
Adverb
  • This employee was immediately put on administrative leave, and an investigation has begun.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Yet these productions are increasingly designed around an ethos of visual-over-depth that compels us to immediately document and post each scene.
    David Hochman, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The 1987 stock market crash was a further blow to the small company and an additional strain on its finances.
    Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • And the latest in the long line of big-name boxers to come to blows will be Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford who fight against one another on Saturday.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • However, videos of a booing crowd with a few claps quickly made it to social media.
    Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Bounces reporter Ben Rothenberg noted that the president received some claps as well.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The #Eagles’ trade for Tank Bigsby is in part due to a need for another kick returner, sources say.
    Matt Wadleigh, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Sporting was awarded the spot kick after a video review revealed Shapi Suleymanov had been fouled while dribbling in on goal.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The job cuts are permanent, and employees will not have bumping rights to other positions.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Few love it as much when leveling the playing field means bumping them down a few notches.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When the financial crisis hit in 2008, Mindy Fitzpatrick considered selling her family’s 6-acre wooded lot on Friendly Road.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Sticker shock, though, is expected to hit when consumers shop for 2026 model year cars and trucks as more of those vehicles arrive at dealer lots, according to Cox Automotive.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • During hours of debate on Friday, which Republicans eventually shut down using a procedural move, Democrats continued to slam the new map as detrimental to voters – particularly for voters in Kansas City, Missouri, which would be split among multiple districts.
    Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Other coffee bean-growing countries are also being slammed with tariffs.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The latest such example occurred in the first inning of the Mets’ 5-4 win over the Reds on Friday when Soto stole third base and then promptly scored on a sacrifice fly.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • McFarland, who co-founded the event with rapper Ja Rule, was promptly sued by investors and attendees in a $100 million class-action lawsuit.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Bang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bang. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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