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 Both banged off the Tropicana Field catwalk in foul territory, nullifying the catch made on both of them. Chandler Rome, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026 The Padres banged the ball all around Petco Park in taking a 3-0 lead on the first 15 pitches from Cole, a Southern California native who gave up three consecutive homers to open a game for the second time in his career. ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026 Before Sue could answer, the defense objected, Judge Sullivan banged his gavel, and the question was stricken from the record. Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 Inter Miami’s most diehard fans, La Familia, sang and banged their drums, hoping to energize their team, but nothing seemed to make a difference. Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026 Head woke up early that morning when hail banged against her siding. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026 During Sturgeon’s speech, the board walked out and took a brief recess after board President Charles Cush repeatedly banged his gavel and told Sturgeon his speaking time expired. Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 That looked like all Boise would need until Madison’s Aaron Edwards banged home a world-class equalizer in the 83rd minute, firing a shot from the left edge of the box and tucking it inside the right post. Idaho Statesman, 9 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banged
Verb
  • Austin Mock’s model bumped their playoff odds to 33 percent after Week 1.
    Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • What if someone spilled a drink on the wood floors, or bumped against the plaster molding?
    Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The news comes roughly a month after fellow receiver Ricky Pearsall had knee surgery that knocked him out for the season.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Walmart knocked Harris Teeter from the top spot in 2019 and has dominated the Charlotte market since with 23% of the market share last year.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Oates turned left in front of Mulderrig toward Kingsgate Drive, and the motorcycle slammed into the Cadillac, propelling Mulderrig into the air and leading to his death, both sides agreed.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • But many homeowners locked in low mortgage rates when COVID-19 slammed the economy and sent borrowing costs tumbling; so they are protected if mortgage rates rise in the wake of a Fed raTte hike.
    Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • According to investigators with the Lakewood Police Department, Miller was driving an SUV southbound on Kipling Avenue when his car collided with the small bus.
    Logan Smith, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • One person was killed when two gliders collided in mid-air in upstate New York on Friday afternoon, New York State Police said in a statement.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That stretch started with the doubleheader sweep of the Detroit Tigers earlier this month, when Bazzana smacked a tying homer and a walk-off single in the nightcap.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Suddenly a fan favorite in New York again, Volpe smacked a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs during his rousing return from Triple-A as the Yankees beat the Colorado Rockies 10-3 on Thursday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Saudi Arabia shut its East-West pipeline, a highly strategic network that transports crude oil from the kingdom’s eastern coast to the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea, following the damage caused by a drone attack.
    Anniek Bao,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Picture three competing CEOs, worried that their product might kill people, hopping on a conference call to discuss shutting it all down for a while.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Vandals smashed out the windows of the Haymarket Pub & Brewery in Chicago's West Loop early Monday.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The image of babies smashed to bits is likely to arouse protests like Abraham’s.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Since the beginning of the year, his administration has slapped sanctions regularly on Cuban officials, government enterprises and military companies and has cut off oil supplies to the Cuban government.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The Tigers got slapped by a 76-yard touchdown on the second play of the game.
    PJ Green September 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026

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“Banged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banged. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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