1
as in bumping
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the toy car banged into the wall and stopped
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2
as in knocking
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
idly banged trees with a stick
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3
as in slamming
to shove into a closed position with force and noise
stomped off to his room and banged the door
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Recent Examples of banging
The Atlas Lions made the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup, breaking through the glass ceiling that CAF teams had been banging their heads on for decades at the quarter-final stage.
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Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
While the cameras were rolling, Spielberg would stand just out of frame with two wooden bats, banging them together to startle her.
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Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2026
And on the other hand, there've been some folks who would like to see me out every day, right, banging the drum.
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Mark Guarino,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
Cars pushed through the crowd, hitting at least one person as agitators continued banging, kicking and blocking government vehicles.
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Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
The new transmission responded more quickly and reduced involuntary head banging in the car’s cabin.
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Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
Levu remained hot, banging home an RBI single in the bottom of the third, cutting the deficit by a run.
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Jack Vita,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
Levu remained hot, banging home an RBI single in the bottom of the third, cutting the deficit by a run.
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Jack Vita,
Oc Register,
23 May 2026
The victim described, matter-of-factly, how her trafficker had cut up jalapeños and tossed them into a toilet before banging her head against the inside of the bowl and dunking it into the water.
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Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
While the cameras were rolling, Spielberg would stand just out of frame with two wooden bats, banging them together to startle her.
—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2026
And on the other hand, there've been some folks who would like to see me out every day, right, banging the drum.
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Mark Guarino,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
Cars pushed through the crowd, hitting at least one person as agitators continued banging, kicking and blocking government vehicles.
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Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
The new transmission responded more quickly and reduced involuntary head banging in the car’s cabin.
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Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
Levu remained hot, banging home an RBI single in the bottom of the third, cutting the deficit by a run.
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Jack Vita,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
Levu remained hot, banging home an RBI single in the bottom of the third, cutting the deficit by a run.
—
Jack Vita,
Oc Register,
23 May 2026
The victim described, matter-of-factly, how her trafficker had cut up jalapeños and tossed them into a toilet before banging her head against the inside of the bowl and dunking it into the water.
—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banging
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In this case, safe meant a track big enough for two riders to race without bumping into each other.
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Hurd was seen fist-bumping another attacker moments after deputies intervened, Madden Ragland said.
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And take the Exit Readiness Quiz to understand exactly where the gaps are before any business buyer comes knocking.
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Even 6 inches of moving water can pose a serious risk of knocking you off your feet.
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An on-and-off again rivalry during the primary The two men shared a similar message during the primary, slamming Democrats for mismanaging the state and calling for tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks.
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Also in 2007, Spencer was sentenced concurrently to seven years in prison for choking a woman, slamming her head to the ground, and robbing her of her cellphone, and for smashing into a woman's car and ransacking it, prosecutors said.
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Ryan Lasko, an outfielder with the Double-A Midland RockHounds, suffered a C6-C7 vertebrae fracture Tuesday night while going for a fly ball in right-center field, for which both Lasko and right fielder Devin Taylor dove before colliding.
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Mbappé ran up the center of the field to celebrate his 61st international goal, colliding with Dembélé, and jogged to the bench to hug Deschamps, who returned for the match after going to France for his mother's funeral.
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There was briefly some concern earlier this year that Chestnut wouldn’t be able to participate in the 2026 competition after he was arrested for allegedly slapping a man in an Indiana bar.
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Chestnut competed in the event while serving a 180-day probation sentence after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from drunkenly slapping a man in an Indiana bar earlier this year.
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In 2017, it was announced that the jail would be shutting its doors for good.
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Although there’s been a little effort to pretty it up, like the series of murals installed in 2013 that were intended to capture the spirit of the track, it’s been doomed since around 2007, when Governor Eliot Spitzer proposed shutting it down.
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Powell is accused of smashing the mug over the victim's head.
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France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization warned that Europe is now the fastest-warming continent and needs to do more to protect its citizens.
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Deputies responded to a report of a driver smacking his car into a guardrail in front of The Bridge Restaurant before driving away, according to a sheriff’s office news release.
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As the match got away from her in the second set and the Court Philippe-Chatrier crowd became increasingly hostile, Andreeva fully unraveled, smacking another ball towards the roof and asking members of her box to leave.
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“Banging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banging. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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