bang away (at)

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Verb
  • In a business that has been buffeted by disruption for the last 20 years, I am truly blessed to stand at this moment in my career.
    Steve Coffman June 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026
  • The result is high-decibel acoustic loads that can cause structural damage as well as buffeting that can prevent the missile from even leaving the bay.
    David Szondy June 04, New Atlas, 4 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
  • He was sacked in December 2024 after winning just twice in the Premier League to begin the 2024-25 campaign.
    Sam Joseph, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • The result was so emphatic that the Tunisian soccer federation acted fast, sacking manager Sabri Lamouchi just hours after.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • The Spurs accrued a 10-point lead at that point, blitzing the Knicks with the type of pressure expected from a team that was a loss away from an offseason filled with sadness.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
  • Graham is updating the defense by installing some different front structures, blitzes, coverages and other schematics.
    Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 11 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 29 Jun. 2026.

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