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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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3
as in event
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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2
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
Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Your next outdoor bash or beachside hang deserves some attention to the cookware and coolers you’re bound up grilling with and using to stuff to the brim with ice and beverages.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2025
Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
On the Show’s Positive Impact Hartshorne doesn’t spend the entire book bashing the show.
—Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 9 July 2025
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Noun
Mars also just dropped this week's music picks, and with eight different local release parties, plus a 30th birthday bash for community station KOOP Radio, it's loaded with ways to support Austin's indie music scene.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Your next outdoor bash or beachside hang deserves some attention to the cookware and coolers you’re bound up grilling with and using to stuff to the brim with ice and beverages.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2025
Verb
The Zero Emission Transportation Association was among the lobbying groups that bashed the legislation last week.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
On the Show’s Positive Impact Hartshorne doesn’t spend the entire book bashing the show.
—Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bash
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For a country like Italy, which prioritizes value for money, this is a devastating blow.—
Elisabetta Tosi,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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People threw punches, kicked and jeered as a man on the ground tried to fend off the blows and a woman tumbled to the concrete, bloody and disoriented.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
2 Aug. 2025
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An attempt to fire Powell could spark a legal battle, because the Federal Reserve is set up to function as an independent body free of political interference.—
Rafael Nam,
NPR,
22 July 2025
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Investigators also discovered fire starters that had been placed under undamaged vehicles, suggesting a systematic approach to the arson attempt.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Kicking off the events is the HaRUNbee 5K Run/Walk for Healthy Birth Outcomes on Saturday, Aug. 2.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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More Tim Heitman/Getty Images His result at this event gave Charlie 80 points toward the Junior Ryder Cup team's qualifying ranking, bringing his total to 455.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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Fortunately, burglars tend to go out of their way to avoid bumping into occupants.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
31 July 2025
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The 31-year-old victim tried to calm down the attacker, who was arguing with a man with a bat who bumped into him on E. 175th St. near Walton Ave.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
30 July 2025
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More: Bourbon, other U.S. spirits could soon be hit with retaliatory EU tariffs.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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The floods that hit the Hill Country nearly three weeks ago killed dozens of young girls at Camp Mystic, many of whose families live in the Houston region.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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The Boston Celtics are still licking their wounds following the heartbreaking end to the 2024-25 NBA season.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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And Lil Wayne agrees by licking my face, which is part of the job description for companion dogs.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
9 July 2025
Verb
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In June, a woman defaced a Pilsen mural at 16th Street and Ashland Avenue and was accused of attacking another woman who tried to stop her.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
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Amorim needs a mobile centre forward capable of attacking open space at speed and offering a threat in quick transition.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Plus, and this is no small thing: Its closing musical number absolutely slaps.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
23 July 2025
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When the back slaps did not work, the officer turned the child around and performed the Heimlich maneuver, which dislodged a piece of a hot dog.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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“Bash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bash. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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