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 Moshobane outworked Sacramento midfielder Danny Crisostomo for the ball and banged it into the far side of the net. Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026 The Cabo Verde contingent behind Dibu Martinez’s goal danced and banged their drums as Duarte got in behind Lisandro Martinez and sent a shot past Dibu. James Horncastle, New York Times, 4 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 Founders of Avatech’s mentee companies, seated in front of their laptops, clapped and banged their hands on tables to the distinctive stomp-stomp-clap beat of the song as an electric guitar wailed. Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
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Verb
  • According to a 2008 set report ahead of the first movie’s release, the conflict began in the second season, when Parker was given an executive producer credit and her paycheck was bumped to $300,000 per episode.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
  • In the two years since, the Knicks have bumped right up against their second-apron hard cap.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • While setting up an attack near the France box, midfielder Dani Olmo overcame a hard challenge that knocked him down to play a through ball to Pedro Porro.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • But England knocked Norway out of the tournament after a dramatic 2-1 victory.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Moments later the Tesla Model 3 raced down a residential street in Katy, Texas, at highway speeds, slammed into a brick home and killed a 76-year-old woman standing in the front room.
    Bernard Condon, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Ingrid Simonovic, president of the NYC Deputy Sheriffs Benevolent Association, repeatedly slammed Miranda’s treatment of her members during his tenure.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • The Malibu then crossed back over the highway and collided with a concrete barrier in the median, state police said.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
  • The fivesome’s vehicle collided with the back of a trailer truck, killing all three adults instantly; the kids, meanwhile, suffered minor injuries.
    Emma Banks, InStyle, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • The Tampa Bay Rays third baseman smacked a 463-foot whopper late last month.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 July 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
Verb
  • So the Dodgers have shut him down from all activity this week in hopes that things calm down.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • Since the Strait of Hormuz was effectively shut, Saudi Arabia has routed almost all its crude exports through its Red Sea terminals.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • This ice is thought to contain material from asteroids and comets that smashed into the moon billions of years ago.
    Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 14 July 2026
  • The 'why' behind airline safety rules Local Greek media reported that a piece of the engine had broken off and that debris smashed the window, quickly decompressing the cabin, which led to part of Karović's body being sucked out of the window.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • The younger sons were in their attic room, the oldest out somewhere, wooing the Guidry girl or playing cards with her brothers—when a stronger gust slapped the house.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • Shia also revealed that another one of his former castmates, Weaver, allegedly slapped his father on the set of Holes.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

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