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
  • Apple has long dominated the smartphone market, and even at a competitive price, Trump's new phone will likely struggle to compete.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2025
  • Arkansas struggled offensively for the second consecutive game but gave Wood enough run support to stay comfortable.
    Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • Haliburton was laboring, and the Pacers were working around it.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • Indeed, where Webb got soft contact and quick outs, needing just 98 pitches to complete his seventh seven-inning outing of the season, Yamamoto labored through hitters’ counts and long at-bats, issuing a career-high five walks while finding the strike zone on just 56 of his 102 pitches.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
Verb
  • Jared, a division of Signet Jewelers, is striving to increase its relevancy to today’s customers in other ways as well.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 16 June 2025
  • For the striving artists, a steady job is not a compromise but a strategic advantage, a powerful catalyst for sustained creativity and personal well-being.
    Kice Akkawi, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • But without the compliance of countries that manufacture such things, including Japan and the Netherlands, U.S. restrictions won’t work.
    KORI SCHAKE, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
  • Perhaps reflecting the changing finances and current geographical realities of the industry, 43 of those 48 projects are independent films, with many working with budgets of $10M or less.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 24 June 2025

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“Bang away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bang%20away. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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