bang away

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Recent Examples of bang away Former staff leaked internal spats and embarrassing editorial ideas by the new leadership and pointed out that many top leaders were banging away at stories that were likely below their pay grade. Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 June 2025 As several drummers banged away, Vázquez danced near a table and teammates clapped along to the music, including a spirited effort from Royce Lewis. Dan Hayes, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024 One of the roadies came out to bang away on the piano, the notes more felt than heard, part of the noise. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024 The manager demonstrated how to use the rock hammers, and then people got to banging away, trying to find opals in the rock. Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 31 Jan. 2024 Norton remembers banging away on his dad’s Smith Corona typewriter in the den. Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024 There’s John in his apartment in New York City, banging away at his piano, doing a little demo. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2023 There’s John in his apartment in New York City, banging away at his piano, doing a little demo. Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Nov. 2023 Show business in all its forms was the family norm for Cassidy, who as a kid often wrote songs while banging away on neighbor Rosemary Clooney’s piano as her kids played basketball with their cousin George Clooney. Alicia Dennis, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bang away
Verb
  • The party of the president usually struggles in a midterm election like next year's race to replace Peters.
    M.L. Elrick, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
  • But AmeriCorps officials have struggled in recent years to provide financial information to auditors and have acknowledged the need for reforms.
    Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 23 July 2025
Verb
  • My breathing was labored—short and ragged inhales, long faint exhales.
    Amie Barrodale, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
  • Nobody knows what to expect from Waller, but the same can, and should be said about this Dolphins team, which has labored all offseason to course correct the team’s culture.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • Even though her husband and her eldest son will one day be king, Princess Kate has strived to maintain a sense of normalcy at home.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 22 July 2025
  • These dishes have to be perfect, even in their simplicity, and there’s something exciting about striving for that.
    David Hochman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Verb
  • This technique works especially well when readers are swimming in too many possibilities.
    Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • During his first term in office, Trump wasn’t exactly kind to Meghan Markle, who was a working member of the royal family at the time.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 15 July 2025

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“Bang away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bang%20away. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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