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
Residents in several neighborhoods have been protesting at night as the capital has been plunged into darkness, banging pots and pans and shouting anti-government slogans.
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Every so often, a shot sailed wide, the puck banging loudly against the glass behind the net.
—Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Or the Astros from banging garbage cans?
—Kevin Sherrington
mar. 9, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
In another, a doctor says a man is banging his head against the wall while expressing suicidal thoughts.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Mosaku said, banging the counter.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
Everyone’s hitting, banging bodies.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Pull your hair half up, half down to really show off your banging fringe.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
One scene seems to consist only of people interrupting one other’s thoughts, skipping from talking about their family’s inherent body odor to White’s sister’s desire to get a group photo with their dad banging a gong to signify his recovery.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Every so often, a shot sailed wide, the puck banging loudly against the glass behind the net.
—Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Or the Astros from banging garbage cans?
—Kevin Sherrington
mar. 9, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
In another, a doctor says a man is banging his head against the wall while expressing suicidal thoughts.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Mosaku said, banging the counter.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
Everyone’s hitting, banging bodies.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Pull your hair half up, half down to really show off your banging fringe.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
One scene seems to consist only of people interrupting one other’s thoughts, skipping from talking about their family’s inherent body odor to White’s sister’s desire to get a group photo with their dad banging a gong to signify his recovery.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banging
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And yet the Democrat is bumping along near the bottom, a blip in polls and a laggard in the money chase.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Betty Yee is bumping along near the bottom in California’s race for governor.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Canadarm was used for spacewalking, several Hubble Space Telescope missions and some impromptu maneuvers such as knocking an ice plug off a frozen shuttle drain line, according to NASA.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Return to New York when Broadway comes knocking.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Mar. 2026
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Now, further observations of the aftermath of the mission – which entailed intentionally slamming a vehicle into a space rock – is revealing something unexpected in the binary system of asteroids.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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All forms of assault, including slamming someone against a wall, stabbing and punching, are not OK.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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These storms are forming because warm, moist air surging north from the Gulf of Mexico is colliding with a strong cold front and upper-level storm system moving in from the Plains, creating atmospheric instability.—
Karen Carter,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Once stationary, deactivate all lights except the hazard flashers, engage the emergency brake, and release the brake pedal to ensure your tail lights remain unlit, minimizing the chance of other drivers colliding with your stationary vehicle.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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Itoje was sin-binned in the 64th for illegally slapping the ball in a maul and 13 men were playing Italy's 15.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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As opposed to slapping a host of aerodynamic elements on there, Xiaomi's designers integrated the aerodynamics into the car's shape itself.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2026
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After a nearby hospital is hacked and ransomed, the higher-ups decide to defend its system by shutting it down, which means business must be conducted in the old-fashioned, paper-and-clipboards way.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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In China, some refineries were shutting or bringing maintenance plans forward.—
Reuters
Wire Service,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Costco recommends wrapping it in a towel and smashing it into pieces with a hammer.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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Vulture hosted a special screening of the pilot with ABC on March 3, and Speedman answered all of our questions about smashing props and doing his own stunts.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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Her furious attempts to extricate herself from Ramirez ended with her smacking her head on the parking lot asphalt and Ramirez hitting her in the right eye, according to the arrest report.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Shepard attached the head of a 6-iron golf club to his sample collecting tool and was recorded smacking a couple golf balls across the lunar landscape.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Banging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banging. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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