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 McPherson’s kick banged off the crossbar of the goal post and went through the uprights. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025 Dart and Hart banged helmets on the play and, with Dart taking a moment to catch his breath, he was sent for a concussion exam by the spotter in the booth. Dan Duggan, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 Opposition lawmakers banged their hands on their tables, pushing the speaker to cut short the debate on the government program. Nino Paoli, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025 Grassley, the chairman, banged his gavel repeatedly. Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025 The two men shouted over each other repeatedly as Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, repeatedly banged his gavel, trying to bring the hearing back to order. Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025 This prompted an intervention from the speaker, who banged his gavel multiple times. Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025 Tammy banged her foot into something hard at the foot of the bed. Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025 The front door to the General Store banged shut. Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banged
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  • Before the end of September, five Power 4 programs were searching for new head coaches for 2026, and three more firings following Week 7 have bumped the number of open jobs to nine (counting some late-offseason dismissals.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • You’ll get bumped to Google Hotels and discover whether your overnights will suck up your air savings.
    Craig Stoltz, AFAR Media, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • Dončić channeled his competitive rage against the team that knocked him out of the playoffs a season ago.
    Dan Woike, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Allen told the hearing that Sessions knocked glasses off a table and that his friends had asked a waiter not to serve him any more drinks.
    Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • And one of them slammed my face into the subway grates and knocked my tooth out.
    Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Most recently, Hurricane Nicole slammed into Florida as a Category 1 in early November 2022 and Hurricane Zeta smashed into Louisiana as a Category 3 in late October 2020.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Wood obviously smashed it on opening weekend, scoring twice against Brentford, while Joao Pedro blanked, filling me with instant regret.
    Holly Shand, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The thieves then smashed two display cases using the angle grinder and removed eight pieces of jewelry belonging to Emperor Napoleon and his wife, according to police.
    Mason Leath, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • However, Daulton Varsho, who has been another clutch Blue Jays hitter throughout the postseason, smacked a single to center to score Springer to knot the game at one apiece.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The previous year, another Hall of Famer, Dave Winfield, smacked the series-winning double in the top of the 11th inning of Game 6 against the Braves at old Atlanta Fulton-County Stadium.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • Indeed, Roundhill shut its meme ETF down at one point because of lack of interest.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Varinder Singh, co-owner of Bill the Butcher, says the store has seen an increase in meat and grocery sales since the Pick ‘n Save across the street shut its doors.
    April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • In another incident, Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old US citizen, was shot five times by a US Customs and Border Protection agent after her vehicle and a federal law enforcement vehicle collided on October 4 in Chicago.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The car careened off the highway, hit and crossed a central barrier, collided with a tree, and burst into flames.
    KC Baker, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Immediately afterwards, Usiripalli allegedly turned toward a female passenger to his left and slapped her with his hand.
    Mason Leath, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The two 14-year-olds were charged as adults, but the case against Davis remained in juvenile court, which slapped him with an 18-month sentence for robbery.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Banged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banged. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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