1
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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3
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
Tammy banged her foot into something hard at the foot of the bed.
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Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Brunson then banged her gavel and said the meeting was adjourned.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2025
The front door to the General Store banged shut.
—Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
One more postgame concern would be the knee that Crow-Armstrong, a Gold Glove-caliber center fielder, banged while trying to make a diving catch in the seventh inning.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Far from a standstill shooting specialist, the wing banged in shots off the catch, layups on drives, and even splashed a step-back triple off the dribble.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Just four weeks ago, Corey Dean banged his fists and yelled for help for days, without being treated by San Diego County jail deputies or medical staff, before the mentally ill man died alone in his Vista jail cell.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Brunson then banged her gavel and said the meeting was adjourned.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2025
The front door to the General Store banged shut.
—Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
One more postgame concern would be the knee that Crow-Armstrong, a Gold Glove-caliber center fielder, banged while trying to make a diving catch in the seventh inning.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Far from a standstill shooting specialist, the wing banged in shots off the catch, layups on drives, and even splashed a step-back triple off the dribble.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Just four weeks ago, Corey Dean banged his fists and yelled for help for days, without being treated by San Diego County jail deputies or medical staff, before the mentally ill man died alone in his Vista jail cell.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banged
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Shortly after scoring the Phillies’ second run in a series-clinching 2-0 win against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, Bader saved what might have been a home run, then chest-bumped Marsh as closer Jhoan Duran smiled on the mound.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Over the summer, Kelce bumped into Fasano at the golf course.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the suburbs during the 2020 and 2022 assessment cycles, appeals to the board of review generally knocked commercial values below industry standards for accuracy.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The boys knocked on Leon’s door several times and ran away, Julián’s cousin told police.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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An evening bike ride on a rural road turned fatal in a most unusual way, when the cyclist slammed into a deer in the dark, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Supporters of Mangione have slammed Shein for using his likeness while his critics have also described the photo as a new low.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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In a new paper, researchers report that sPHENIX measured both the number and energy of particles produced when gold ions smashed together at nearly light speed.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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For twenty years, the rage-fuelled God Kratos has smashed his way across our screens.—
Joshua Lamb,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Mesa smacked his first career MLB home run — a three-run blast 394 feet to right field — to provide the highlight of the night for the Marlins, who watched the Nationals circle the bases for most of the game.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … CROSSING THE LINE – Ravens' Lamar Jackson retaliates against fan after being smacked in helmet.—
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FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Because on August 29, a federal appellate court shut the door on that doctrine.—
Brett Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Lisbon’s City Council shut operations of other streetcars and ordered immediate inspections.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Worthy collided with Travis Kelce on their underneath crossing patterns on the initial third down of the game and injured his shoulder.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Chiefs piled up uncharacteristic mistakes, which began early when Kelce was moved off his route and collided with Worthy, causing Worthy to leave the game with a right shoulder injury.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The matter is simply a new name slapped onto an old bottle.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The woman tried to free her hands, and the man slapped her,according to prosecutors.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Banged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banged. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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