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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
There’s also a gong bash target near the middle right of the playfield. Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 15 Apr. 2025 The bash was the royal family's second major appearance of the week, following the military procession and flypast at Buckingham Palace on May 5. Janine Henni, People.com, 7 May 2025
Verb
The 26-year-old first baseman who bashed a three-run homer off Sandy Alcantara on Sunday was a fifth-year senior when Sox scouting director Mike Shirley selected him in the 10th round of the 2022 draft. Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 Madigan is fond of the trick that is setting particularly bloody sequences to high-energy, tonally mismatched tunes — Hartnett bashes and stabs his way through everything from punk to polka aboard that flight. Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for bash
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bash
Noun
  • The lawyers claim the measure signed into law by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis this month has already dealt significant blows to campaigns to expand Medicaid and legalize recreational marijuana in the state.
    Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025
  • In the rear of an IndyCar vehicle is a safety device called an attenuator, designed to cushion the blow from a rear impact into the wall.
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • An attempt to streamline that story line would render Elden Ring not unlike Game of Thrones: a dark, twisted fantasy narrative where death rules over all.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 May 2025
  • Cardinale and his team have long chased the Telegraph, but an earlier an earlier attempt to buy it through All3Media owner RedBird IMI, which is majority controlled out of the Middle East, was blocked by the Conservative Party.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • This year’s event will be headlined by R&B heartthrob Mario and Hip-Hop vet Jadakiss with additional performances by house music icons and more.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 21 May 2025
  • All around the city are free and cheap concerts and events that anyone can sit back and enjoy.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • Since bumping Robinson into the first unit and bringing Josh Hart off the bench, New York is 2-1, with a chance to tie the series at three apiece and force a decisive Game 7 back at The Garden on Monday.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
  • Most passengers receive compensation equal to double the one-way price of the flight they were bumped from and a seat on the next available flight.
    Christopher Elliott The Travel Troubleshooter, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2025
Verb
  • That's because the bill also includes a $4 trillion increase in the debt ceiling, a measure that must be approved in order to prevent a catastrophic default on the country's debt that could hit sometime in August.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 26 May 2025
  • The Reds are hitting .267/.348/.406 with a lead, .237/.311/.405 when tied and .223/.295/.369 when behind.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 26 May 2025
Verb
  • Jose shrugs, pleads with her to not lick anyone at the inn, and leaves.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
  • But Fahy, Alcock, and director Nicole Kassell are also very good at their jobs, and so even downright bizarre moments like Simone chewing Michaela’s used gum or Devon randomly licking a landscaper’s neck wind up making a strange sort of sense.
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • For example, if China can pin down the United States in the Taiwan Strait, Russia and Iran may seize the moment to attack their neighbors.
    Mark Melton, National Review, 23 May 2025
  • There are several leaf spotting diseases that can attack hydrangeas.
    Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Not finishing the story is a real slap in the face to all the loyal fans who did stick around.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • During the final House vote, Republican lawmakers approached the speaker with congratulatory handshakes and back slaps.
    John Parkinson, ABC News, 22 May 2025

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“Bash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bash. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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