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Recent Examples of bang up
Adjective
Photos from the scene of the accident showed the Bentley all banged up, with severe damage to both sides near the front tires. Angel Saunders, People.com, 30 July 2025 The Houston Astros rotation has been banged up all season long with multiple injuries. Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Verb
Should anyone harbor doubts that a bang-up thriller could be made out of crypto currency, check out Cutter Hodierne’s nifty little moralizing gem. Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025 For specialty grocers, December is the bang-up month, when people go big on king crab legs and filet mignon for Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Allyson Reedy, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bang up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bang up
Adjective
  • But on a day when Mizzou amassed 595 total yards, converted 4 of 5 fourth downs and got an excellent effort from first-year starting quarterback Beau Pribula, surrendering possession had to fill Kansas followers with a sense of dread.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The openings can keep your feet cool or give you an excellent way to show off some eye-catching socks once the weather get cooler.
    Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Show-Me state has two Democrats in Congress and four Republicans, and a map Trump posted on social media would wipe out one Democratic seat.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The Buckeyes benefited from a pair of penalties, including a face mask call on Colin Simmons that wiped out an incomplete pass on third-and-4.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Audi's done a terrific job applying a restrained retro-futuristic approach to the interiors.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The Detroit Lions went 15-2 last season, finishing with the best record in the NFC behind an explosive offense and some terrific coaching.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Although Hill later attributed his end-of-season outburst to frustration due to a fractured wrist that ailed him all season and the Dolphins’ lack of a playoff berth, his actions likely hurt many of his teammates.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Yet even in the face of these losses, many retailers remain hesitant to modernize their approach to returns, fearing that stricter policies could hurt customer satisfaction.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But if Julia’s delivery of her first child is about as wonderful as pushing a human out of your body can get — even the lighting is dreamy — her second child’s delivery is the exact opposite.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Morticia has this wonderful lighter look into the world as opposed to Wednesday.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Washing a couch or sofa, professional carpet and upholstery cleaner Ben Brazell says, is more precarious than carpet cleaning because the upholstery is often a lot more expensive and much easier to damage.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Private homes, farm buildings and power lines were damaged, Gusev said.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Delaying this meal was linked with greater risk of death in a sizable 20-year study.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Sep. 2025
  • It’s been three weeks since a historic flood put the greater Milwaukee area under water.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The unseasonably cold conditions threaten to harm sensitive outdoor vegetation, and some plants may be killed if left uncovered, the NWS said.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Bang up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bang%20up. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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