Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banging up
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Outdoor Voices, once the toast of the category, faded into restructuring, wiping out its entire social media presence.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025 -
At least 61,000 people living in the Gaza Strip have died in Israel’s subsequent military campaign aimed at wiping out Hamas and recovering the hostages.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
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Lewis is learning how to be more present in a way that’s valuable to Jax and communicate in a way that’s building and not tearing down.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some agitators—likely external infiltrators—pushed the protesters forward, tearing down barricades as chants intensified.—
Sonal Nain,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The beginning of the season is off to an unsettled start as Middle Tennessee is forecasted to experience several days of potentially severe weather, including damaging winds and heavy downpours.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
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Ukrainian drones struck the Marinovka airfield in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast on June 27, damaging or destroying four Su-34s.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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The researchers speculate that increases in fine particulate matter could be reducing running performance by constricting blood vessels, increasing inflammation, and impairing lung and brain function, but further research is needed to pin down the exact mechanisms at play.—
Claire Maldarelli,
Scientific American,
28 Feb. 2025
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First, the rules under which community associations operate emphasize the protections of the residents’ rights, while not unduly impairing the ability of the association to carry out their responsibilities to the community as a whole.—
Gary Singer,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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Constellation Brands, the beers’ parent company, warned in April that the president’s deportation push was spooking Latino customers and hurting beer sales.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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That weight felt appropriate; any higher might have put me at risk of hurting my back due to the quick, repetitive nature of Aero.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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Play Now By now, many of us have read about the blockbuster MIT study showing that ChatGPT may be harming our critical thinking abilities.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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The reflective foil discourages unwanted insects and pests like slugs from approaching and harming the plants, but actually helps to attract butterflies.—
Darcy Lenz,
Southern Living,
24 Sep. 2025
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This prevents plastic buckets from breaking, for example, or glass bottles from shattering.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Sep. 2025
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But instead of shattering plates, gunshots cut through the music and the celebration devolved into chaos — the latest instance of gun violence erupting at a seemingly safe place in the US.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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But the battery also more than erases the size and weight advantage of the Air compared to Apple’s other phones, spoiling the Air's light weight and thin profile.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
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With Trump seemingly on side, Nandy knows GB News and Farage are spoiling for a fight.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Banging up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banging%20up. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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