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as in blows
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
delivered a sharp bang that rattled the door
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as in claps
a loud explosive sound
a sudden bang made the cat jump
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as in kicks
a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings
tried to get the most bang for her money at the attractions at the county fair
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as in bumps
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the toy car banged into the wall and stopped
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as in slaps
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
idly banged trees with a stick
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as in slams
to shove into a closed position with force and noise
stomped off to his room and banged the door
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Recent Examples of bangs
Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2025
Law enforcement in riot gear deployed tear gas and flash bangs to disperse crowds in the Los Angeles area over two days.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
In the front, blunt bangs cover the forehead, followed by jaw-length pieces in front of the ears.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2025
Her hairstylist, Tim Havern, curled her custom blonde extensions and styled them in a soft half-ponytail with side bangs.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The images are all heavily filtered, as on early Instagram, and everyone in them has bangs.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
Lastly, Ade decided to cut face-framing layers by making my bangs thicker using the feathering method.
—Louise Whitbread, Refinery29, 13 Aug. 2025
For her last look, Beyoncé channeled Anderson while rocking voluminous platinum blond hair with bangs and posing in different looks as the '90s icon.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Swifties flocked to the comments, noting how the silhouette in the picture looks very similar to Taylor’s — bangs, long hair, and all.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
But going blonde > curtain bangs, right?
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2025
Law enforcement in riot gear deployed tear gas and flash bangs to disperse crowds in the Los Angeles area over two days.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
In the front, blunt bangs cover the forehead, followed by jaw-length pieces in front of the ears.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2025
Her hairstylist, Tim Havern, curled her custom blonde extensions and styled them in a soft half-ponytail with side bangs.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The images are all heavily filtered, as on early Instagram, and everyone in them has bangs.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
Lastly, Ade decided to cut face-framing layers by making my bangs thicker using the feathering method.
—Louise Whitbread, Refinery29, 13 Aug. 2025
For her last look, Beyoncé channeled Anderson while rocking voluminous platinum blond hair with bangs and posing in different looks as the '90s icon.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Swifties flocked to the comments, noting how the silhouette in the picture looks very similar to Taylor’s — bangs, long hair, and all.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bangs
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The clip runs for more than four minutes and starts with the employee, identified as Tikerra Hicks by FOX59, on the ground as a group of women surround her and rain down blows.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The two stars again exchanged a series of blows, ended by a hurricanrana and a Code Red from Cena.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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However, videos of a booing crowd with a few claps quickly made it to social media.—
Sequoia Carrillo,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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Cannonier's game plan was a good one, but his approach of using leg kicks to slow his opponent and pick up control time against the cage didn't work.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Those two shootouts represent a relatively small sample size, but Livakovic’s overall record on spot kicks is better than average, too.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Instead, Ted slaps him in the face, twice.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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Anthony thinks his fiancé wants a mother more than a partner, so Giuseppe slaps a pie into his face?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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About 10 minutes in, viewers can see the moment the car slams into the side of the building.—
Austin Mullen,
NBC news,
19 Aug. 2025
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On Thursday, the Mexican American rap star dropped the video, which slams Trump supporters, with Rolling Stone.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Minsky argued that during booms, free market ideology permeates the mindset of regulators.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Muss was 76 then and had endured his share of South Florida busts and booms.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Blizzard Beach offers frosty thrills like Summit Plummet—one of the world’s tallest and fastest free-fall slides—and pint-sized fun at Tike’s Peak.—
Martie Bowser,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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That’s when the twists, turns and thrills start.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Here, Southern tradition collides with global polish, turning the midmorning meal into something far more dynamic than basic bacon and eggs.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Plasma gone in an instant RHIC accelerates beams of particles close to the speed of light and then collides them.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Bangs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bangs. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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