BANG AWAY (AT) Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

bang away (at)

verb

Definition of bang away (at)

as in to buffet

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ServiceNow has been buffeted by fears of the ‘SaaSpocalypse,’ or that autonomous AI agents will undercut demand for enterprise software.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 July 2026
During Argentina’s semifinal victory, against England, Messi, who is still playing at the unearthly age of thirty-nine, spent the opening hour of the match being buffeted and bypassed by the action.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of buffet

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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

Definition of barrage

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No parking signs were plastered on fences across Miami Gardens as residents and authorities worked to keep streets clear.

— Anna McAllister, CBS News, 22 June 2026
The stucco walls and windows plastered with images of Greek mountainsides and islands could lean cheesy, but somehow only add to the atmosphere.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 June 2026

Definition of plaster

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The real one is back with the Hightowers in Tumbleton, which Ormund has sacked and occupied.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
That all powered Bryce Young — who was sacked only 27 times — to a career year as a passer and paved the way for a 1,000-yard rusher in Rico Dowdle (who has since moved on in free agency).

— Alex Zietlow July 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

Definition of sack

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Lined up outside the right tackle, linebacker Drue Tranquill blitzed around the edge on the snap.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
During the games, there’s cuts to the wives and a large group of family in a suite partying hard while the QB is getting blitzed on the field.

— Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of blitz

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Korea’s unfunny dictator responded by nuking the studio’s tech apparatus, thus disclosing its financial secrets.

— Peter Bart, Deadline, 30 July 2026
The research firm - now a part of French investment firm Societe Generale - is out with a bold new note that nukes a part of the nuclear thesis.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Definition of nuke

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