bang away (at)

verb

Definition of bang away (at)next
as in to buffet

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  1. buffet
  2. barrage
  3. plaster
  4. cannon
  5. batter
  6. sack
  7. blitz
  8. nuke
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  • OpenAI’s salesforce buffeted by change, leadership turnover Rajic’s predecessor, Dresser, also approached her work with notable intensity.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • And the need for governments to respond to the record heat waves buffeting the continent appears likely to reinforce that shift.
    — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of buffet
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  • The Weather Channel radar shows Lake County getting barraged with rain.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of barrage
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  • Building affordable housing at scale means politicians need to break up with wealthy special interests like the construction accident lawyers who plaster the city and MTA buses with billboards and ads.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The prediction market was hardly the only company to plaster its logo on every available surface.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of plaster
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  • After nabbing possession from Mendy, his shot cannoned back off the near post.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 23 June 2026
Definition of cannon
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  • Ukraine has also battered Russian oil facilities while Russia has pounded Ukraine's power grid ahead of winter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The wealthy city’s economy was also battered by a financial crisis that swept across Asia.
    — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of batter
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  • Since 2020, Joe Burrow has been sacked a league-worst 10 percent of the time in openers and has lost four times, a league-high.
    — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The Ducks sacked Madsen three times for 15 yards, but their defensive front didn’t show too much attacking intent.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of sack
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  • The transit agency deployed off-duty CMPD officers, expanded fare-enforcement blitzes and brought bike and utility patrols to Blue Line platforms.
    — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
  • And the defense couldn’t generate pressure without blitzing last year.
    — Austin Mock, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of blitz
Verb
  • To save the planet, a crew is sent on a mission to give the sun back its shine… by nuking the crap out of it.
    — Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The commitment of Sales to Indiana just nuked an entire lifetime of narratives and checked off the one thing that was surprisingly missing from Cignetti's resume.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of nuke
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