bang away

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Recent Examples of bang away Brian Cashman gets it all the time, but good, from Yankee fans; for them, banging away at Cashman on social media feels like the real national pastime. Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025 Former staff leaked internal spats and embarrassing editorial ideas by the new leadership and pointed out that many top leaders were banging away at stories that were likely below their pay grade. Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 June 2025 One of the roadies came out to bang away on the piano, the notes more felt than heard, part of the noise. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024 As several drummers banged away, Vázquez danced near a table and teammates clapped along to the music, including a spirited effort from Royce Lewis. Dan Hayes, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024 Norton remembers banging away on his dad’s Smith Corona typewriter in the den. Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024 The manager demonstrated how to use the rock hammers, and then people got to banging away, trying to find opals in the rock. Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 31 Jan. 2024 There’s John in his apartment in New York City, banging away at his piano, doing a little demo. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2023 There’s John in his apartment in New York City, banging away at his piano, doing a little demo. Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bang away
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  • Every single day, it's been a pleasure coming to work and putting on the orange and blue.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The individual was discovered inside one of the main landing gear compartments while the maintenance crew was working on the aircraft, which had arrived from Europe, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a news release.
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“Bang away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bang%20away. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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