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as in bumped
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the toy car banged into the wall and stopped
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2
as in knocked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
idly banged trees with a stick
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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
And drummer Josh Freese, who returned to Nine Inch Nails last year after Foo Fighters dropped him for NIN’s previous drummer, Ilan Rubin, banged a percussion solo long enough for his bandmates to rush and join him on the main stage.
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Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 12 Mar. 2026
On Tuesday, Freeny banged for loose balls and rebounds and helped limit Cornhuskers’ guard Pryce Sandfort to nine points on nine field-goal attempts.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
Necas banged home the rebound of a MacKinnon shot, but one of the officials blew a whistle, thinking that Forsberg had control of the puck.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
Sadberry limped off the floor in the third quarter with a cramp after someone banged into her knee.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
While trying to duck under the very first beam in the very first challenge at the marooning, Bruce banged and bloodied his head, suffering a concussion.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
Some days Dhrubo banged his head against the wall, as though their mother would come and give him her attention.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Griseck is concerned about point guard Gustavo Roca, who banged his knee on a layup and left the game late in the third quarter.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2026
Anthropic’s lunchroom, downstairs, was where Claude banged its head against walls in real life.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 12 Mar. 2026
On Tuesday, Freeny banged for loose balls and rebounds and helped limit Cornhuskers’ guard Pryce Sandfort to nine points on nine field-goal attempts.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
Necas banged home the rebound of a MacKinnon shot, but one of the officials blew a whistle, thinking that Forsberg had control of the puck.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
Sadberry limped off the floor in the third quarter with a cramp after someone banged into her knee.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
While trying to duck under the very first beam in the very first challenge at the marooning, Bruce banged and bloodied his head, suffering a concussion.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
Some days Dhrubo banged his head against the wall, as though their mother would come and give him her attention.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Griseck is concerned about point guard Gustavo Roca, who banged his knee on a layup and left the game late in the third quarter.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2026
Anthropic’s lunchroom, downstairs, was where Claude banged its head against walls in real life.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banged
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When an apple is bumped or dropped, the cells in that area are damaged.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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One person allegedly continued to threaten an officer and bumped him on the chest as more officers arrived.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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The lobbyists, Staples said, had the debate wrapped up tight long before the farmers even knocked the dirt off their boots and entered Congress.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Police said the crash knocked both the operator and his passenger off the e-scooter.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
11 Mar. 2026
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has taken steps to improve relations with North Korea, but North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has slammed the overtures and laid out his vision for more nuclear development.—
Soo-hyang Choi,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Foster immediately checked out of the game, slammed his fist on a chair and screamed when trainers probed at his right foot, then went back to Duke’s locker room.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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One person was killed when a pickup truck and motorcycle collided in Beverly Hills late Saturday night, according to police.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Gray collided with a 2015 Chevrolet Impala that was changing lanes, police said.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Something that really smacked me in the mouth is taxes.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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In the opening minutes of the game, Victor Wembanyama drove in transition on Sam Hauser and got smacked in the nose and mouth, going down in pain for an extended period.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Saudi Arabia temporarily shut its Ras Tanura oil refinery, one of the world’s largest, after a drone strike.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Emirates has been forced to cancel thousands of flights as retaliatory strikes from Iran led the UAE to shut its airspace.—
Angus Whitley,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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Will Gasparino leads the Bruins with 11 home runs so far this season, while top MLB draft prospect Roch Cholowsky has smashed eight homers.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Wearing hooded sweatshirts and full-face masks, the robbers ordered employees to one part of the room at gunpoint before two of them smashed the glass display cases with sledgehammers, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.—
Nick Sullivan
March 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2026
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The administration has also slapped tariffs on some specific products, including steel, lumber, and cars.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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The ingredients aren’t random cocktail names slapped onto standard drinks — they’re built to match the films.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Banged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banged. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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