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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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Recent Examples of bash
Noun
In The Club With DJ Snake—World-famous DJ Snake makes a cameo in the film and brings the party to life in the disco bash scene. Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025 The bash will feature a series of ticketed and free experiences. Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
In the email, Ferguson apologized for publicly bashing Epstein, who was sent to prison three years prior for soliciting a minor for prostitution, in an interview. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025 Trump bashed the decision to bring Jimmy Kimmel Live! Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bash
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bash
Noun
  • The Ravens have gotten off to a 1-3 start in a season for the first time since 2015, delivering an early blow to the team’s Super Bowl ambitions.
    George Ramsay, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Then came the biggest blow with Gavi’s torn meniscus.
    Pol Ballús, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The big story Immigration anxieties and a challenging job market have sparked an online backlash over China's latest attempt at attracting global talent — a new visa program announced in August.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • China has landed on the Red Planet once, sticking the landing on its first attempt in 2021, setting the Zhurong rover down successfully in southern Utopia Planitia as part of the Tianwen 1 mission.
    Andrew Jones, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This event will be the first of three supermoons in 2025, with others in November and December.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Top 10 events in Cincinnati this weekend – Lions and pumpkins and beers (oh my).
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But Sparkle Megan didn't let that bump in the road derail her mission to find a husband.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But, also don’t want to bump Edge.
    Jake Ciely, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The newer versions can hit stationary and moving targets at sea.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
  • His termination notice came just over a week after reporting he had been hit by a car while on duty.
    Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • During a bedtime conversation between Kaz and Caesar, for example, their dog keeps licking Caesar as Kaz tries to have a serious talk with him.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Posted to the account @maisythemarshmallow on September 19, the video shows the dog, named Maisy, lying calmly as the cat snuggles up and licks her face.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the hands of editor Richard Mettler, some of those fragments serve montages that interlace how the tribes prepare to defend themselves with the way Jalabzeen readies himself to attack.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Having attacked the edge of the six-yard box, Rodon has to back-pedal and meet the ball, again, wide of the goal.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • A couple of good back slaps and thumps from the adoring crowd.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Karl turned on the headlights and got the windshield wipers going at a mad slap.
    Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Bash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bash. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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