Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banged away (at)
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Higher education continues to be buffeted by changes in the way American families view college educations.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024 -
His presidency also was buffeted by domestic crises — rampant inflation and high unemployment, as well as interminable lines at gas stations triggered by a decline in the global oil supply exacerbated by Iran’s Islamic Revolution.—
Scott Kraft,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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While cruise line operators are enjoying a surge in popularity after the pandemic badly battered the industry—and Carnival itself reported an all-time high of $25 billion in annual revenue in 2024—investments in AI and other technologies could make travel by ship even more desirable.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Long Walk takes place in an alternate America in what looks like the ’60s or ’70s, one that’s been battered and economically devastated by an internal conflict.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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Landslide in western Sudan kills at least 1,000 A landslide in western Sudan killed at least 1,000 people, intensifying hardship in a country besieged by years of civil war.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Validated Insights To even the most casual observer, these must feel like belligerent times in higher education – surrounded by fires, besieged, and under crushing market pressures all at once.—
Derek Newton,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Original concepts include mazes set in a demonic version of the Old West, a life-sized toybox full of twisted dolls and a frozen Northern town beleaguered by monsters.—
Julie Tremaine,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The latest aftershocks follow two earthquakes that ravaged a nation already crushed by war, poverty and shrinking aid.—
Mohammad Yunus Yawar,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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City officials hired a company to knock down the brick behemoth months after a late-night fire ravaged the building in June 2024, but what to do with the city real estate has remained unclear.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The likelihood is that your HNWI customers are time-poor people bombarded with hundreds of requests every day.—
Matteo Atti,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Kyiv, Ukraine — Kyiv was bombarded overnight by Russia’s second-biggest aerial attack since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with at least 21 people killed, including four children, according to officials.—
Svitlana Vlasova,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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With less than 30 seconds on the clock, cornerback Ethan Robinson blitzed Lions quarterback Henson Hook and managed to come down with a game-sealing interception.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Seahawks blitzed the Chiefs here in Seattle, a 33-16 final with more injuries than bright spots, on a night in which Kansas City brought Patrick Mahomes on the flight but asked him to sit out the fight.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Aug. 2025
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Lead prosecutor Georgia Cappleman told reporters after the trial ended Thursday night that she was surprised by the decision but understood it.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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But in an Economist profile on the Arizona expansion, TSMC CFO Wendell Huang said he was surprised by America’s onerous and lengthy permitting process compared to that of Taiwan.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Banged away (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banged%20away%20%28at%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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