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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banging away (at)
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Even with multiple issues buffeting the company, investors are betting that Tesla CEO Musk can deliver on his ambitions to make Tesla a leader in robotaxi services and get consumers to embrace humanoid robots that can perform basic tasks in homes and offices.—
Paul Harloff,
Fortune,
3 Jan. 2026 -
Performances haven’t been ideal, but results are coming, and after the buffeting chaos of the early months of this season, that’s the best Forest can realistically hope for.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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After a harrowing and deadly Christmas Eve in California with rescues and evacuations amid widespread flooding and debris flow threats, another storm is battering the state Christmas Day, with more expected into Friday.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
25 Dec. 2025
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Her 2018 video Hammer and Nail showed the battering head of a hammer crashing down repeatedly atop a nail in a plank of wood, the metal shard seeming to disappear into the frame with the last stroke.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
15 Dec. 2025
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Every version, however, was capable of blitzing from 0 to 60 mph in less than three seconds.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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And that pressure came without the Bills even blitzing much.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Banging away (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banging%20away%20%28at%29. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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