BANGS UP Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

bangs up

verb

present tense third-person singular of bang up

as in damages

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What homeowners insurance covers after wildfire smoke exposure If wildfire smoke damages your property, homeowners insurance is typically the first place to turn.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 20 July 2026
The lenses are replaceable, too, in case a bad fall damages them.

— Brad Bourque, The Verge, 18 July 2026

Definition of damages

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Some say moving a historic building from its original or longtime location hurts its integrity by removing it from its historic and physical context.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
That flexibility helps when one partner needs to move money quickly and hurts when trust breaks down.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of hurts

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According to their study, these thin-film solar cells held onto over 90 percent of their original efficiency after being exposed to a harsh reverse bias of minus 40 volts, which usually harms standard thin-film solar cells.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Far from being a resolution to moving past trauma, Stevens said, the forgive-and-forget doctrine likely harms victims more.

— Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 20 July 2026

Definition of harms

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This major markdown wipes out the steep premiums on most high-tier gaming displays, allowing e-sports players and media creators to rise through the ranks with a highly fluid, ultra-clear panoramic canvas.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
Continue reading … LINES REDRAWN — Supreme Court greenlights Alabama GOP map that wipes out a majority-Black district.

— , FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026

Definition of wipes out

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Punishment should be reserved for the guilty, not the sick, and postpartum psychosis, by definition, impairs a mother’s ability to process reality.

— Uruj Kamal Haider, Time, 21 July 2026
That sounds simple, but leaders who are highly activated are often the least accurate at assessing their own state—the same activation that impairs judgment also impairs the ability to perceive that judgment is impaired.

— Joy Nissen, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of impairs

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In theory, this system will punish any team that deliberately tears down its roster in an attempt to lose as many games as possible.

— Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Even in moments of disagreement, we are called to speak with charity and to seek dialogue that builds up, rather than tears down.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of tears down

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The jewel thieves’ spoils, all of which are still missing, include a sapphire necklace worn by Napoleon Bonaparte’s stepdaughter and an emerald necklace covered with more than 1,000 diamonds.

— News Desk, Artforum, 22 July 2026
But nothing spoils your return quite like finding a black ring around your toilet bowl.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 17 July 2026

Definition of spoils

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As Hogi pokes a hole in this plot and shatters the industrial love complex we’ve been sold song after song, movie after movie, the workplace version of this unhealthy relationship presents a familiar parallel.

— Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
In Book 5, Poseidon sends a storm that shatters the boat that Odysseus was sailing in, alone.

— Chris Moody, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

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