banging up

present participle of bang up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for banging up
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • But the new private terminal is winning their support, with the backing of historians and preservationists who have been fighting to maintain South Florida’s aviation legacy in a region known for tearing down buildings.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The Raiders traded him to the Cowboys midway through the 2018 campaign, as the team was tearing down the roster.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • China has rejected the accusation and accused the Philippines of damaging the coral reef ecosystem in the waterway instead.
    Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • To get a much clearer look at its fine details and avoid damaging the specimen, the research team used highly powerful synchrotron CT scans from facilities in France and the UK.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • But reducing the supply of homes available for sale also pushed home prices up, hurting families on the cusp of homeownership.
    Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Doctors spent several minutes resuscitating Luka before making the difficult decision to use a paralyzing agent to stop him from moving and potentially hurting himself.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Companies clinging to this outdated model risk losing their best talent, hurting families of working parents, and ultimately harming their bottom line.
    Liz Teran, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Natural lacquers are free of toxins, and a special buffing method is used to color and shine nails without harming the hands and feet.
    Terry Elward, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Despite the ongoing discourse of economic slowdown, tariff threats and interest rate concerns, the richest Americans are shattering wealth records.
    Forbes Press Releases, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The result is nonetheless shattering, for the characters and the audience.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dylan O’Brien stans might have already seen Twinless, the movie that got leaked because his die-hards couldn’t resist spoiling a major scene from it out of Sundance.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Shelf-stable items are often the most plentiful in Burmese grocery stores in Milwaukee since they can be shipped across the world without refrigeration or concerns about spoiling.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Banging up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banging%20up. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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