BANGING AWAY Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

banging away

verb

present participle of bang away

as in struggling

to devote serious and sustained effort the design team has been banging away at that project for months

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Recent Examples of banging away Brian Cashman gets it all the time, but good, from Yankee fans; for them, banging away at Cashman on social media feels like the real national pastime. — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025

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Maccacio urged pet owners struggling to care for their animals to seek help rather than let a pet suffer.

— Joan Murray, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
If Trump refuses, Democrats could use it as evidence that the administration’s promises have not translated into relief for struggling families.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of struggling

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The Bruins need a big game from quarterback Ty Dieffenbach, with the Bruins laboring a bit the past two games to score wins.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
And workers have now spent over 1 million hours laboring on an infrastructure project whose price tag has surpassed $900 million.

— Robert Tann, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of laboring

Verb

Abi is the conventional one, diligently striving in the white-collar world for mundane material comforts.

— Judy Berman, Time, 6 Nov. 2026
Wong took a different path and co-founded a political party called Demosisto in 2016, advocating for self-determination and striving for a referendum on the city's political future.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of striving

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Dodgers looking for Miguel Rojas replacement Rojas already has begun the transition into his player development role with the Dodgers, working with prospects in the Arizona Fall League.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
Asphalt contractor Albert Santing, who has 28 years of experience in the industry, said the quieter operation improved working conditions on the Groningen project.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026

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