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adjective

ˈbaŋ-ˌəp How to pronounce bang-up (audio)
Definition of bang-upnext
as in excellent
of the very best kind you did a bang-up job on this sales report

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bang up

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verb

as in to wipe out

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Recent Examples of bang-up
Adjective
Layton maintains a simmering tension throughout, demonstrating a commitment to gritty SoCal locations, a few bang-up action sequences and nifty reveals. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026 But Rizzi’s doing a bang-up job in Denver, with a special-teams unit that’s become lethal. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2026
Verb
Photos from the scene of the accident showed the Bentley all banged up, with severe damage to both sides near the front tires. — Angel Saunders, People.com, 30 July 2025 The Houston Astros rotation has been banged up all season long with multiple injuries. — Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for bang-up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bang-up
  1. excellent
  2. wipe out
  3. terrific
  4. hurt
  5. wonderful
  6. damage
  7. great
  8. harm
Adjective
  • The roofline leaves enough headroom for actual adults, the cargo area is genuinely useful, and visibility remains excellent.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 July 2026
  • City Colleges of Chicago, the University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago State University and National Louis University, among others, have built their reputations on the premise that everyone deserves access to an excellent education.
    — Andrea Sáenz, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of excellent
Verb
  • The two once presented a live demo minutes after a computer cloud crash wiped out their materials, winning anyway after Andreou pitched the product entirely from memory.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 27 June 2026
  • Widespread flooding across Kentucky has left at least four dead Saturday, prompting dozens of rescues after heavy rains wiped out bridges, inundated roads and flooded homes, with more significant rainfall on the way.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Definition of wipe out
Adjective
  • The largest, the Koda Suite (named for Leo’s dog), which was once occupied by the Daunt family, is a terrific family option, with two rooms, two bathrooms, tons of space, and its own private pool entrance.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
  • What’s far more eloquent is the episode with the witch Circe (a terrific Samantha Morton), whose habit of tricking and transforming men into animals is rendered in evocatively physical, body-horror-esque imagery.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 July 2026
Definition of terrific
Verb
  • The change is also expected to hurt Nike’s brick-and-mortar partners in the region, which have expanded their online presence in recent years to grow their own businesses.
    — Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 22 July 2026
  • Smith looked bound for the big-league rotation before hurting his shoulder in June.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of hurt
Adjective
  • And this World Cup was about Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, and all of Spain’s wonderful passers.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • To be in, like, the very first episode to the last, a show that is now being spun off to other stories, that is so wonderful.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 July 2026
Definition of wonderful
Verb
  • Ho also said Celeste bore two significant penetrating injuries — one wound to her abdomen, which passed through the diaphragm and injured the liver, and the other penetrated the left side of her chest, damaging ribs and entered the chest cavity.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 July 2026
  • Seven neighbors whose property was damaged by the explosion also are plaintiffs in the lawsuit.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of damage
Adjective
  • There are good footballers, there are great footballers and then there is Messi, who plays as if he has been sent here from another dimension, a superior life form inside the 5ft 7in frame of a normal guy from Rosario, Argentina.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Healthcare's greatest crisis isn't financial or technological.
    — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of great
Verb
  • The order came at the request of a coalition of 12 Democratic state attorneys general that argues the deal will harm competition in the basic cable and theatrical distribution markets.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 July 2026
  • Her departure came a year after France’s highest court blocked a key part of a contentious farming law that would have brought back acetamiprid, a pesticide banned in France since 2018 for its role in harming bees and other pollinators.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of harm

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