bang away (at)

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Verb
  • But shareholders have pushed back against hefty pay packages, which come during a period of upheaval in Hollywood that has been buffeted by job losses from media consolidation and outsourcing.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • But back in 2022, leading up to and following the release of Don't Worry Darling, her second feature in the director's chair, Wilde couldn't make it through a single media engagement without being buffeted by gusts from a maelstrom of rumors and gossip consuming her life.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • April is financial literacy month, which means consumers will be barraged with articles and programs designed to promote personal finance education.
    Leah Locke, Boston Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Each character has totally justified and totally unjustified reasons for resenting one another, and the sensation of absorbing those contrasting opinions is like being in a stuck bumper car, barraged and battered from all sides.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • To celebrate, the president wants to offer free admissions that day to the country’s national parks, a self-serving gesture, no doubt, but one that is no surprise for a man who spent much of his adult life plastering his name on the sides of buildings, airplanes and casino hotels.
    Leonard Greene, Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2025
  • In one scene, Gracie Abrams texts Taylor a picture of the singer plastered on the side of a hotel in Indianapolis.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • From there, Stefan Ortega saved superbly, only for Ola Aina’s clearance to cannon off Mac Allister and into an empty net, before it was ruled out for handball following a VAR check.
    Gregg Evans, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The junior didn’t pitch from Feb. 23 to April 18 with a shoulder injury, yet triumphed to cannon a 19-strikeout no-hitter on June 16 in a 3-0 win against Murray State.
    Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The West African country of 23 million people has been battered by years-long violence perpetrated by extremist groups linked to Al Qaeda and the militant group Islamic State, as well as government forces often accused of extrajudicial killings.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
  • The West African country of 23 million people has been battered by yearslong violence perpetrated by extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, as well as government forces often accused of extrajudicial killings.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • The junta then sacked hundreds of French forces sent to fight extremist groups.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
  • Bellamy, 46, is poised to take his first full-time job in club management, replacing Scott Parker who was sacked in April following Burnley’s relegation from the Premier League.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Instead of mixing the margarita in a cocktail shaker, simply add the ingredients to a blender to blitz them into a dilution-free watermelon-tequila cocktail that’s wildly refreshing.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2026
  • After nearly being no-hit during Thursday’s 13-2 loss to the Rays in a series finale in Tampa Bay, the Royals were blitzed by the White Sox at Rate Field.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Iran wants it as a deterrent to being nuked.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026
  • And more recently, Cornyn was among many Republicans reluctant to nuke the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster threshold to pass the Save America Act to impose nationwide voter ID laws.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 27 May 2026
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“Bang away (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bang%20away%20%28at%29. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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