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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bang away (at)
Verb
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These storms dump heavy snowfall on the peak and buffet the top with dangerous winds.—
Ben Ayers,
Outside Online,
15 May 2025 -
In the middle of the expedition, however, a vicious storm began to buffet the ship that had brought them out to sea.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2025
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Bellier-Beaumont pleaded for leniency, barraging the legal authorities with letters defending Edmond’s character.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 May 2025
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The update comes as Russia continues to barrage Ukraine with missile strikes three years into its full-scale invasion.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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Pick a place that isn’t plastered all over Instagram in July.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Cason Wallace flying around Jokic and plastering the reigning MVP on a poster.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
18 May 2025
Verb
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His equaliser against Leganes in March was a perfect example, with Bellingham sharpest to react when a shot cannoned off the crossbar.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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His 79th-minute header from Andy Robertson’s free kick beat goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma but cannoned off the upright and across the face of the goal with no Liverpool player able to follow up, and the Premier League leaders ended up losing the last-16 tie in a penalty shootout.—
Andy Jones,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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The win staved off a Dodgers sweep in the two teams’ first series matchup since last year’s Fall Classic and made for a rebound after L.A. battered the Yankees in an 18-2 loss on Saturday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
2 June 2025
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Toronto’s bats battered the Athletics for four games, hitting eight homers and driving in 39 runs.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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It was sent to Arron Lambert, the shop’s owner, in January 2022, a month before the Argentinian was sacked.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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The 166-year-old St. Francis College in New York City, has sacked a quarter of its staff.—
Jon Marcus,
NPR,
18 May 2025
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Ocasio-Cortez looks very much like the candidate who could generate huge enthusiasm in a primary and then get nuked in a general election.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
11 Apr. 2025
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And if Netflix or any other streaming service has gotten stale, try nuking your view history and starting over.—
Adam Clark Estes,
Vox,
20 Mar. 2025
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Fifty priceless artifacts looted from Egypt and Pakistan — and trafficked through Manhattan by two notorious antiquities dealers — have been returned to their home countries, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has announced.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
2 June 2025
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Paris police chief Laurent Nunez told reporters that four stores were looted overnight.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 June 2025
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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 5 Jun. 2025.
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