BANGED UP Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

banged up

verb

past tense of bang up

as in hurt

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Brown hurt his right ankle on the Pats’ opening drive of the third quarter.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
Walker is the piece that could liven up a Chiefs offense that felt anemic at times in 2025, even before Mahomes got hurt.

— Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurt

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The two once presented a live demo minutes after a computer cloud crash wiped out their materials, winning anyway after Andreou pitched the product entirely from memory.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 27 June 2026
Widespread flooding across Kentucky has left at least four dead Saturday, prompting dozens of rescues after heavy rains wiped out bridges, inundated roads and flooded homes, with more significant rainfall on the way.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 27 June 2026

Definition of wiped out

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There are plenty of quiet ways to lose a job over migraine, and a safety cost too if a worker stays on the roof or the machinery impaired.

— Brian T. Bailey, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
The Folsom Police Department will hold a sobriety checkpoint Friday night to identify drivers suspected of being impaired by alcohol or drugs.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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While many credit Giuliani with bringing down crime in the city during his first term, critics said his hardline tactics went too far and disproportionately harmed New Yorkers of color.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Just last month, Meta agreed to pay $17 billion to settle claims by 29 states that Facebook and Instagram harmed young users while also agreeing to new child-safety measures on the platforms.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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Climate was top of the agenda at Première Vision Paris as the global textiles fair took place in the still-sweltering 27-degree Centigrade (about 80 degrees Fahrenheit) heat following a summer marred by record heat across Europe.

— Ellen Groves, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
His debut season in England was marred by injuries, limiting him to just four consecutive league starts in 2024-25.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of marred

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Forces also destroyed a third vessel, the M/T Kylo near the Gulf of Oman.

— Gabrielle Khoriaty, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
And, as Europe has felt more threatened by Russian incursions, a week ago NATO fighter jets destroyed a drone near Romania’s natural gas projects in the Black Sea.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

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