bangs up

Definition of bangs upnext
present tense third-person singular of bang up

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Verb
  • She was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease eight years ago, a neurological disorder that damages brain cells, leading to symptoms like uncontrollable movements, tremors, and balance issues.
    Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • Chronic inflammation damages blood vessels, stiffening them and increasing resistance.
    Jennifer Berger, Verywell Health, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • But heat and humidity can turn a beautiful metal set into a rusty eyesore that hurts to sit on.
    Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
  • In other words, the memory of the suffering of those dark days still hurts.
    Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Boy Throb is some sort of plant directly harms their mission to prove their legitimacy to the government, Sobania said.
    Max Bacall , Tessa Hoyos , Nikos DeGruccio, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
  • The attorney general also operates as the state's first line of defense against the federal government when a decision harms California and its interests.
    Noe Padilla, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • Continue reading … LINES REDRAWN — Supreme Court greenlights Alabama GOP map that wipes out a majority-Black district.
    , FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
  • Hinton, a Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist and a former Google executive, has warned in the past that there is a 10% to 20% chance that AI wipes out humans.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • If rain severely impairs your vision, pull over and wait for conditions to improve.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
  • For others still chasing results, upping spending — without substantively addressing AI strategy, governance, workforce capabilities and cross-functional collaboration — burns cash, impairs competitiveness and erodes morale.
    Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • The body of the plane tears down the middle.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Telling more than that spoils what happens.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
  • Pre-cut produce also spoils quicker and could pick up pathogens when sliced open.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
Verb
  • The two commit to a duel, each agreeing to fire their guns when a bottle of champagne rolls off the bar and shatters on the floor.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 1 June 2026
  • This type of error creates friction and shatters trust.
    Jerry Haywood, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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“Bangs up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bangs%20up. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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