Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banged up
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Higher prices will also hurt Southeast Asia, the world's third largest coal-consuming region.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026 -
Another person riding a scooter was also hurt in the crash.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The storm lifted the roof of a boathouse and damaged a dock, garage, and fence.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Four ambulances belonging to Hatzola Northwest, a volunteer organization that provides emergency medical response, were damaged, according to the London Fire Brigade.—
KRUTIKA PATHI,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Buckeyes benefited from a pair of penalties, including a face mask call on Colin Simmons that wiped out an incomplete pass on third-and-4.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Aug. 2025
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The Buckeyes benefitted from a pair of penalties, including a face-mask call on Colin Simmons that wiped out an incomplete pass on third-and-4.—
Joe Reedy,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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Nevertheless, authorities at the scene determined that Woods was impaired at the time of the crash.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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Technical difficulties impaired Hopkins’ ability to follow the proceedings.—
JC Hallman,
Oklahoma Watch,
22 Mar. 2026
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No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Some other countries — including Spain, France and the United Kingdom — are also taking or considering measures to restrict children's access to social media amid growing concern that they are being harmed by exposure to unregulated social media content.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Front Range shattered it by 22,913 patrons.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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The next day, an explosion shattered the glass-and-marble lobby of the Bank of America building in New York.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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But his first year in Philly was marred by knee and adductor injuries that resulted in the forward having one of the worst years of his NBA career.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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However, Brendon’s later career was marred by both physical and mental health issues; the actor underwent spinal surgeries in 2021, followed a year later by a heart attack caused by a congenital heart defect.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2026
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Reviewing the Pentagon’s video, Miguel said the footage showed buildings on his property being destroyed.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Even factory resets may leave traces of data, so some recyclers will go as far as shredding a device's hard drive — and verify it's been destroyed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Banged up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banged%20up. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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