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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banged away (at)
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Headwinds buffeted Sunday morning's field of nearly 10,000 runners in the first part of the Austin Marathon, but tailwinds in the late miles helped push Joseph Whelan and Kellyn Taylor to victories and course records.—
Brom Hoban,
Austin American Statesman,
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All rights reserved From repayment, to collections, to loan forgiveness, student loans have been buffeted by major changes during the last year.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Surging prices for food and fuel over the previous year had battered Japanese households already pressed by stagnant wages and low pensions.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
15 Feb. 2026
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The goal, supervisors say, is to generate $1 billion per year to backfill the dwindling budgets of local hospitals and clinics battered by federal funding cuts.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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The Adams administration was besieged with corruption at every level—the Blackness of the perpetrators was of no solace.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Don Lemon also enjoyed a standing ovation and was besieged by people all night to express their gratitude and support after he was arrested and charged for an anti-ICE protest just two days before.—
Rob LeDonne,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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The agricultural economy, beleaguered by rising productions costs and low commodity prices, is expected to be facing losses for the fourth consecutive year in 2026.—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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Local authorities were outnumbered and beleaguered.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Niners were ravaged by injuries this past season, losing the services of some of pro football’s best players.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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For over a millennium, measles have ravaged humanity.—
Joe Wilkins Published Feb 5,
Futurism,
5 Feb. 2026
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The company was also barraged with complaints about high prices via voicemails and emails.—
Dave Lozo,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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After Warren Buffett’s death, Susie, Howie and Peter will become three of the most important philanthropists in the world, scrutinized by the media, widely followed by other wealthy donors and barraged with requests for funds.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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Customers today are bombarded with brands on their Instagram feeds, creating a new competitor.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Many of us are bombarded with emails or text messages designed to lure us to a website or engage in a conversation that’s almost certainly designed to separate us from our money or private information.—
Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Martin highlighted the findings, which mostly conformed to his expectations but still surprised him in the magnitude of the angst over the work situationship.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind, which operates Gemini, said in a recent interview that he was surprised by OpenAI’s decision to monetize the chatbot through ads this early.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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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 19 Feb. 2026.
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