Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banged away (at)
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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
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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
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Police said the man battered a person inside the home before running off.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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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
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On Tuesday, Midwestern states were beleaguered by strong winds, storms, reports of tornadoes and hail.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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Williams, of course, worked at NBC for nearly three decades, including an 11-year run at NBC Nightly News that ended 2015 after exaggerations and falsehoods were found in some of his reporting, including reports from Iraq, and from New Orleans after it had been ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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The latter saved my heat and humidity-ravaged hair, making the frizz and dryness vanish.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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Checchi, in particular, barraged voters with an unrelenting flood of ads.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Checchi, in particular, barraged voters with an unrelenting flood of ads.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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While walking to her car, Penton was bombarded with insults from shouting supporters of Delgado-Garcia wearing green.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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Yet the current system, where kids are bombarded by tests and parents by test scores, has real limitations.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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You’d be surprised how many students hold their breath while exercising.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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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 19 Apr. 2026.
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