banging away

present participle of bang away

Example Sentences

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banging away
Verb
  • Maybe new additions will boost a struggling position group.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The ever-paranoid Ally believes all of these headscratchers are part of a Trumpian conspiracy that's out to get her, but audiences were left struggling to connect the dots.
    James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With The Fulfillment, the sub-context is how clout culture is a currency, how attention itself has become a currency, just like our laboring bodies are.
    Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
  • While such a scenario sounds potentially maudlin and manipulative, Lucero — who wrote the film from a personal place — never allows that to happen by making the characters complex and flawed, and laboring under real-life issues.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As the son of Hades relentlessly striving to escape from the underworld, failure sends players back to the start; but never empty-handed.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Though the status quo may provide good results, researchers are constantly striving for something better.
    Sheldon Jacobson, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The department is working with an independent monitor to implement reforms and improve accountability.
    Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • To promote what executives described as modern ways of working, Elanco changed blueprint plans several times over the course of half a decade.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Banging away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banging%20away. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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