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bangs up

verb

present tense third-person singular of bang up
as in damages

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bangs up
  1. damages
  2. hurts
  3. harms
  4. wipes out
  5. impairs
  6. tears down
  7. spoils
  8. shatters
Verb
  • If a storm damages your air conditioner, insurance may apply.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Alcohol also contributes to oxidative stress, which damages DNA, proteins and cell function and creates inflammation.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of damages
Verb
  • Humor goes hand in hand with trauma and is often a great way in to dropping down into what really hurts.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • If using stairs hurts your knees or other lower body joints, feel free to do a 4x4 workout on a more suitable tool.
    — Jakob Roze, HEALTH, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of hurts
Verb
  • Problems sleeping are an emergency because not getting enough shut-eye harms every part of your health.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2026
  • But as in other eligibility cases brought against the NCAA, the athletes here came up short in persuading Chambers that their exclusion harms a market that antitrust law ought to protect.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of harms
Verb
  • 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 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
  • Financial stress impairs the cognitive functioning that good financial decision-making requires.
    — Dr. Erika Rasure, Forbes.com, 9 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
Verb
  • Most Popular Above all, Cape Town is a beach town that spoils with options for sun and sand.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Summer spoils passengers with long days to take in the changing scenery, and the Prairies reward with epic sunsets.
    — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of spoils
Verb
  • But before any collective exhale can commence, the mood shatters.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Inadvertently, our entry shatters the glass ceiling, since Georgia and I are the only girls there.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of shatters
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“Bangs up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bangs%20up. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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