banged

past tense of bang
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as in slammed
to shove into a closed position with force and noise stomped off to his room and banged the door

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Recent Examples of banged Drums banged, flags swirled in the air and a group of supporters cheered, marking the beginning of a new chapter for the Brazilian midfielder. CBS News, 31 July 2026 Moshobane outworked Sacramento midfielder Danny Crisostomo for the ball and banged it into the far side of the net. Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026 Nosková banged an ace to set up her sixth championship point, then sent a 115 mph serve that Muchová couldn’t return to seal the match. Ava Wallace, New York Times, 11 July 2026 It was rewarded when Baena broke in on the left side and lifted a pass to an unmarked Porro, who banged home an emphatic header for his first international goal. ABC News, 2 July 2026 Haaland and his teammates sat on the wet pitch as Ødegaard banged the drum. Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026 Soon, the players on the field joined in, sitting down and rowing as captain Martin Ødegaard banged a large drum. Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 27 June 2026 The Americans gradually amplified their attack centered around Pulisic’s runs — and three minutes after an apparent goal from Balogun was erased by an offside call, Pulisic again drove the left side and got a deflected pass to the trailing Balogun, who banged it home. Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026 The small, but spirited, Peruvian fan group in the north stands banged its drums and waved flags, finally able to be part of the party. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 June 2026
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  • In July 2018, some airlines bumped passengers at Denver International Airport to later flights as temperatures reached 98 F (37 C), KDVR-TV in Denver reported.
    Rio Yamat, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Garrett bumped knees with a Kansas State player in the KU alumni team’s opening TBT game against the Wildcats’ Purple Reign squad on July 21 in Manhattan.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • The subsequent drop, as well as a decline in the shares of Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla, have knocked his wealth down to $783 billion, according to Forbes.
    Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Ezequiel Duran drove in four runs, the last on a game-ending double, and the Texas Rangers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Tuesday night to snap a season-worst six-game losing streak that knocked them out of the AL West lead.
    CBS News, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
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  • Earlier this week, a piece of a SpaceX rocket joined the ranks of space rocks and other wayward spacecraft that have slammed into the moon and become permanent fixtures of our celestial neighbor's surface.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the American Television Alliance (ATVA), a lobbying group composed of cable, satellite, telco operators and independent programmers, slammed the FCC’s vote on the TV ownership cap.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • Another driver tailgated Hampton before Hampton changed across the highway’s lanes and collided with a vehicle, Hampton told an officer.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026
  • In the early minutes of Week 1 last season, Worthy collided with TE Travis Kelce and badly injured his shoulder.
    Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
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  • Wood stayed in the game for a lengthy bottom of the seventh, during which Phillies outfielder Derek Hill smacked a go-ahead grand slam to stir the crowd at Citizens Bank Park.
    Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Almost two years ago, China’s east coast was smacked by one of the strongest storms in decades, which temporarily halted container operations at both Shanghai and Ningbo ports.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
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  • Twins closer Yoendrys Gómez shut the door on a Royals comeback in the bottom of the ninth and got his 15th save of the season.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Transits have since collapsed to a trickle with the oil artery effectively shut, pushing energy prices higher.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • Security video of the early April 9 morning burglary shows three men entered the business through a broken window, smashed the machines with sledge hammers and pried out the boxes while a fourth man acted as lookout, the report said.
    Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Harper, on his final night as a first baseman this season, smashed a two-run homer into the bushes beyond the center-field wall.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • New York Mets rookie Jefry Yan jumped high in the air with his feet spread apart, landed on the front of the mound and then slapped the grass with his left hand while briefly going to a knee.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Trump first slapped a 39 percent levy on Swiss exports in August 2025; eventually, that sky-high figure was reduced to 15 percent last November.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 July 2026

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