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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The bleeding increases pressure inside the skull and damages brain tissue.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
Nor'easter damages towns at Jersey Shore New Jersey State Police emergency management officials used a drone Monday to survey the damage along the promenade.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of damages

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If a mistake is expensive and hard to reverse, slow down, because that is exactly where AI speed hurts you most.

— Andrew Siemer, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
There are larger forces at work, the stuff that hurts people who hurt people, and portraying that hurt (and its goal, escape) with understanding – not to say excuse-making – takes uncommon talent.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurts

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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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The Science Behind The Concept Research indicates that music reduces cortisol levels, the stress hormone that impairs decision-making and dampens focus.

— Roy Ward, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
The BBBofC also observes that just a two per cent loss of body fluid impairs performance while 10 per cent can cause circulatory failure and heat stroke.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 10 Sep. 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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When a severe heatwave shatters her family’s fragile routine and exposes her father’s dementia, Anna’s world is thrown into uncertainty.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
After the cannon booms shatters these boxes, the ensemble tumbles together in a finale worthy of Tchaikovsky.

— Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

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