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 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 Instead, both hesitated, their feet tangled and a charging Healy banged in the loose ball. Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2026 After Mark Stone cut Carolina’s lead to 2-1 on the Golden Knights’ second shot of the game, Staal banged a power-play rebound past Hart, who allowed four goals on 27 shots. Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 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 Bryan Acosta played an arcing ball from the right side to the back post and Woledzi banged a header off the bottom of the crossbar into the net. ABC News, 23 May 2026 Perry banged Diaz to the body and folded the MMA legend several times in the first round. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 The ball skidded though the green, banged off the Truist fencing and boomeranged right back into the same bunker. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banged
Verb
  • Court documents obtained by WBFF reportedly state that Richburg and Womack were riding the same bus when Womack bumped into Richburg without apologizing while exiting at the rear of the vehicle.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • That error bumped him into the Pinnacle Bank field, while Rayhan Thomas, the rightful first alternate, was left out.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Robinson responded with a forearm to Wembanyama’s neck that either knocked him to the ground or gave sufficient cover for a flop.
    Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
  • Last September, a fire at a South Korean data center knocked 647 government services offline.
    Leonard Lim, Fortune, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • A little over a month later, another spell of freezing weather bullied its way into Central Florida and slammed the remaining citrus groves that had just started to recover.
    Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
  • Rob Stewart was slammed by fans for jetting off to attend Scotland's FIFA World Cup match in Boston less than a day after the rocker canceled a concert in California due to health issues.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • The California native was reportedly among six people killed when two helicopters collided in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday morning, according to the Associated Press.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
  • The artist was among six killed when two helicopters collided in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, in the Southwest zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday morning, the Associated Press and CNN Brazil reported.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Last year the region was smacked with three hurricanes, Debby, Helene and Milton.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
  • With Sam Lafferty camped out in front, Donato smacked a loose puck by Wolf on the goaltender's glove side.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The war displaced most of the Palestinian population of more than 2 million, left large parts of the territory in rubble and created widespread shortages of food, medicine and other basic supplies asGaza’s border crossings — all but one controlled by Israel — were shut.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
  • Regardless of a ceasefire deal that reopens the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s demonstrated ability to shut it down will continue to hang over the global economy, rendering the narrow waterway a contested space.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Fans fought in the streets, heaved bottles, smashed windows and shouted filthy insults in the melee, which left nearly 50 people injured.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 15 June 2026
  • Police said dozens of people climbed onto a row of school buses parked in Times Square after shuttling fans to the World Cup in New Jersey, then ripped off hoods and smashed windshields before igniting one of the buses.
    Christina Fan, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Investigators also revealed that within 30 minutes of the killings, Dambrosio allegedly entered a local coffee shop and slapped a female employee on the buttocks before driving to the deli to kill his parents.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Among the claims disputed by Janice is a moment in the docuseries where former Bad Boy Records executive Kirk Burrowes alleges that Sean Combs slapped his mother after the tragic City College event in 1991 — an incident that resulted in nine deaths.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 7 Dec. 2025

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