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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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
Some days Dhrubo banged his head against the wall, as though their mother would come and give him her attention.
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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
Saturday in the Battle at the Bay at Mission Bay High School, the last big event before the end of the regular season, Montgomery fell behind by 17 points, went on a 16-0 run, and then lost 57-56 to Steele Canyon when a desperation last-second shot banged off the rim.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
One man pulled a small hotel sign off the building and raised it above his head, while another banged a pot on it to make more noise.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2026
Castle grimaced in pain for about a minute after the Rockets' Josh Okogie inadvertently banged into the 2024 Rookie of the Year's already sore left thumb midway through the third quarter of the 111-106 loss at Houston.
—Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2026
In recent weeks, defense secretary Pete Hegseth has banged the drum about the Pentagon’s desire to be a tech-focused, AI-first department.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Kicker Wil Lutz banged home four field goals, including the eventual game-winning chip-shot.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2026
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
Saturday in the Battle at the Bay at Mission Bay High School, the last big event before the end of the regular season, Montgomery fell behind by 17 points, went on a 16-0 run, and then lost 57-56 to Steele Canyon when a desperation last-second shot banged off the rim.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
One man pulled a small hotel sign off the building and raised it above his head, while another banged a pot on it to make more noise.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2026
Castle grimaced in pain for about a minute after the Rockets' Josh Okogie inadvertently banged into the 2024 Rookie of the Year's already sore left thumb midway through the third quarter of the 111-106 loss at Houston.
—Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2026
In recent weeks, defense secretary Pete Hegseth has banged the drum about the Pentagon’s desire to be a tech-focused, AI-first department.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Kicker Wil Lutz banged home four field goals, including the eventual game-winning chip-shot.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banged
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Analyst Surinder Thind also bumped his price target to $15 from $11.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Initially the plan called for eight units, but the number was bumped to 20 through a density bonus allotted by the Complete Communities initiative.—
Steven Mihailovich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Cooper went up for a fast-break dunk and Jamerson knocked him to the floor.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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In his complaint, Rodriguez alleges the punch from Garcia knocked him unconscious.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Panthers forward, 28, dedicated his gold medal to Gaudreau, a Columbus Blue Jackets and fellow national team player, who died cycling in August 2024 when a drunk driver allegedly swerved and slammed into his bicycle.—
Chris Kudialis,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Many city Democrats quickly took the position that this showed bad management by Stewart, while Stewart’s defenders slammed the action as a political smear.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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This week, four holidays and one solar eclipse collided, with a rarity that felt like the festive equivalent of getting struck by lightning.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Cubs minor-leaguer Jonathon Long was removed from Saturday’s 3-2 loss to the Texas Rangers with a left elbow sprain when Rangers hitter Mark Canha collided with his arm as Long took a throw from shortstop Jefferson Rojas.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Within seconds, Perez smacked a cellphone out of the man's hand, swung at his head and tackled him to the ground.—
Sheridan Hendrix,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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After accepting a cross-ice pass from Ryan McDonagh, Kucherov smacked a one-timer from outside the right faceoff dot over Swayman’s glove, tying the score at 5-5.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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There was also speculation Crosby would dress as a 13th forward, which is allowed in the Olympics, but Cooper shut that down.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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America needs more social workers — and a pathway into the profession that expands opportunity, not one that shuts people out.—
David Kilmnick,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Jackson smashed the perception that a Black person couldn’t be a viable presidential candidate.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Ben Manenti smashed 60 off only 25 balls, with six sixes, as Italy threatened to chase down a target of 202-7 set by England in their Group C clash.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Duer slapped a single up the middle, but Harrison struckout looking to end the inning.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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No matter how many times he was slapped in the face or counted out, Jesse Jackson kept on running—the consummate political survivor.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Banged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banged. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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