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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
he hasn't been the same ever since he received that bash on his head
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as in attempt
chiefly British
an effort to do or accomplish something
while golf isn't my game, I had to give it a bash while at Saint Andrews in Scotland
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as in party
a social gathering
I'm throwing a New Year's bash this year
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as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the car bashed into the tree with glass-shattering force
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as in to hit
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
you have to bash that door hard in order to get it open
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
the angry child kept bashing her toy with a hammer until it broke
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as in to attack
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
in all of talk radio no other host seems to enjoy bashing liberals as much as he does
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Recent Examples of bash
Hannah Knowles,
Washington Post,
16 June 2026
Sheryl Crow excoriated Donald Trump‘s White House birthday bash, which included a UFC fight, in a post to her Instagram story on Monday.
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Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2026
David Hookstead Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Trump has repeatedly bashed the center online, posting illustrations of it as trash.
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Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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But some of his supporters who gathered at a Buffalo Wild Wings here to watch his UFC birthday bash were skeptical.
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Hannah Knowles,
Washington Post,
16 June 2026
Sheryl Crow excoriated Donald Trump‘s White House birthday bash, which included a UFC fight, in a post to her Instagram story on Monday.
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Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2026
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Ali Larter isn't interested in hearing people bash Taylor Sheridan's writing.
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David Hookstead Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Trump has repeatedly bashed the center online, posting illustrations of it as trash.
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Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Apple could still handle the iPhone differently by raising only Pro model prices, adjusting storage tiers, leaning on carrier promotions or pushing trade-in offers harder to soften the blow.
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The fire also dealt a devastating blow to Eagle Point Ski Resort, where several buildings were damaged or destroyed.
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The city had taken it over, but several attempts at renovation were unsuccessful, until Alan Leventhal, chief executive of Beacon Capital Partners, happened to see the building and envisioned it as a great hotel.
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The team took up residence in the attacking third for a quite some time ahead and kept the press going even after Germany's attempts to clear.
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As the city gears up for America's 250th birthday party, artists at Huddle, a gallery in the Northern Liberties neighborhood, are looking back to the Bicentennial.
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Cepeda was the successor to Petro’s Historic Pact party.
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Apple bumped its prices across much of its product lineup today, in some cases adding hundreds of dollars to the cost of a new Macintosh.
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In this case, safe meant a track big enough for two riders to race without bumping into each other.
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.
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The Iraq goalkeeper didn't make a play on it, as the ball hit the post and bounced away.
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After milking, the cows would return themselves to their fresh pasture and spend the day grazing, snoozing, licking one another, and cooling off in the shade of pine trees.
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Bring along a friend who wouldn’t be able to indulge in these kinds of finger-licking treats otherwise.
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His pace routinely bothered Sweden, including on one impressive solo run in the first half that produced a quality attacking scenario.
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The video then shows the woman throwing Martinez to the ground, grabbing her by the hair and repeatedly attacking her as bystanders try to step in and help.
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Morgan responded with a slap and brush off of the voodoo.
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Devers petulantly left the field, avoided handshakes and butt slaps in the dugout, and retreated to the clubhouse.
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“Bash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bash. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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