BANGING UP Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

banging up

verb

present participle of bang up

as in wiping out

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Shares slumped 16% for a third straight session of losses, wiping out $400 billion in market cap on Monday alone.

— Gail Krishnan, CNBC, 23 June 2026
The prospect of even a mini-Dust Bowl is alarming as the original disaster during the Great Depression sent dust clouds across rural America, wiping out entire communities and triggering mass migration to other parts of the country.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 June 2026

Definition of wiping out

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Last month, when video of a runaway piglet tearing down Hayworth Avenue and through the alleys near Canter’s Deli hit social media, the internet went nuts.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Demolition crews have begun tearing down the historic Grandview United Presbyterian Church in Mount Washington after weeks of delays.

— Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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Too Much Vitamin B6 and Nerve Damage Taking high doses of B6 may cause numbness, a pins-and-needles sensation, or pain in your legs, impairing your ability to walk.

— Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2026
Summary Quality sleep is crucial for leaders' performance, yet unpredictable schedules often lead to sleep deprivation, thus impairing vital cognitive functions like memory.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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In the wake of the mass murders, the country looked as if for the first time at shoring up every vulnerability to stop radical jihadists from harming us again.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
From suicides to sextortion, parents and their children are wrestling with how social media and AI chatbots could be harming people’s mental and physical health.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of harming

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Andrew Haigh is a master of restraint, a talent that he’s often weaponized against his own creations to beautiful and shattering effect.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
Last year’s record-shattering monsoon season is heightening the urgency to invest in climate resilience.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

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