banged away (at)

Definition of banged away (at)next
past tense of bang away (at)

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Verb
  • Twenty-year-old Izzy Johnson has already been buffeted by this.
    Jon Marcus, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The office has also been buffeted by downsizing, a hiring freeze and a lengthy government shutdown.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But, battered by supply chain woes as a result of the import tax, hiked energy prices thanks to the Iran war, and nervous consumers bracing for recession, many large companies are scrambling for cash.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Police said the man battered a person inside the home before running off.
    Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In a similar vein, the Business section featured an article on our inequitable national tax structure, which enables the wealthy to grow their wealth while most people, besieged by income taxes and rising property taxes, struggle.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Early on, the Biden team had been besieged with desperate pleas to ship more of the then scarce vaccine.
    David Blumenthal, STAT, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The gig plays to her strengths, while her tenure as Kohl's CEO was rockier and beleaguered by activists.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • On Tuesday, Midwestern states were beleaguered by strong winds, storms, reports of tornadoes and hail.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Fire had consumed the backside of the split-level home, ravaged the kids’ bedrooms and almost every corner of the home.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Jackson witnessed one of the fires that ravaged the pier in 1974, during the filming of Tommy, Ken Russell’s adaptation of the Who concept album.
    Steve Appleford, SPIN, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Checchi, in particular, barraged voters with an unrelenting flood of ads.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Checchi, in particular, barraged voters with an unrelenting flood of ads.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Congressional offices were bombarded with phone calls and emails this week, largely from people alarmed by the president’s rhetoric.
    Stephen Groves, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The talks come as Israel has heavily bombarded Lebanon, including its capital of Beirut, in a deadly military assault.
    Jennifer Hansler, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • You’d be surprised how many students hold their breath while exercising.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The appearance of Celia Cruz, the undisputed queen of salsa, among the 2026 class of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, may have surprised some.
    Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 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 16 Apr. 2026.

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