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as in bumping
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the car bashed into the tree with glass-shattering force
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as in slamming
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 licking
to strike repeatedly
the angry child kept bashing her toy with a hammer until it broke
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as in attacking
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 bashing
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
But more recently, Japan-bashing has become the core of a strident Chinese nationalism, with disastrous consequences.
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Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
Britain’s surging Green Party is making the bashing of Israel a centerpiece of its platform.
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Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
The target of our petty president’s latest bashing is Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, who seems to be a guy with Midwestern common sense.
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Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Which seems like the anxiety Chalamet was trying to express with his needless opera bashing.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
Several former players have had enough of the Bam bashing.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
But Beshear hasn’t turned Trump-bashing into a 24/7 vocation, or a weight-lifting contest where the winner is the critic wielding the heaviest bludgeon.
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Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Powell, known for a cool head and a quiet demeanor, has consistently avoided direct confrontations with Trump, even as the president's personal displeasure with the Fed chair escalated from behind the scenes pressure to public bashing.
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Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2026
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
The younger brother was also charged with strangulation for putting Campos in a chokehold, as well as criminal mischief for bashing the off-duty cop’s back window following the motoring mayhem that sparked the violent exchange.
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Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
So what’s Aiyuk accomplishing by bashing the 49ers repeatedly on social media?
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Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
Just last year at this time, Trey Hendrickson was showing up at OTAs in his golf gear holding court with local reporters and bashing the organization just yards away from his teammates.
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Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
The book is structured as a quest to figure out why a class of aimless young men in late-Thatcherist Blighty get their kicks out of getting paralytically drunk and bashing one another half to death every weekend.
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Leander Schaerlaeckens
june 8,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
But much of this rich-bashing isn’t based on fact.
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Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
The agreement also includes a non-disparagement clause, in which Wilson must stop publicly bashing Lululemon for 18 months.
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Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
Expectations, therefore, were high for a Trump-bashing throw-down on final show on Thursday.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Noun
Whether the bashing has any immediate political implications for the lawmakers remains to be seen.
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Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
But more recently, Japan-bashing has become the core of a strident Chinese nationalism, with disastrous consequences.
—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
Britain’s surging Green Party is making the bashing of Israel a centerpiece of its platform.
—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
The target of our petty president’s latest bashing is Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, who seems to be a guy with Midwestern common sense.
—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Which seems like the anxiety Chalamet was trying to express with his needless opera bashing.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
Several former players have had enough of the Bam bashing.
—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
But Beshear hasn’t turned Trump-bashing into a 24/7 vocation, or a weight-lifting contest where the winner is the critic wielding the heaviest bludgeon.
—
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Powell, known for a cool head and a quiet demeanor, has consistently avoided direct confrontations with Trump, even as the president's personal displeasure with the Fed chair escalated from behind the scenes pressure to public bashing.
—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
Others grilled Stonepeak, bashing the firm for its ownership of a company that carries out long-haul deportation flights for the federal government.
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Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
The younger brother was also charged with strangulation for putting Campos in a chokehold, as well as criminal mischief for bashing the off-duty cop’s back window following the motoring mayhem that sparked the violent exchange.
—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
So what’s Aiyuk accomplishing by bashing the 49ers repeatedly on social media?
—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
Just last year at this time, Trey Hendrickson was showing up at OTAs in his golf gear holding court with local reporters and bashing the organization just yards away from his teammates.
—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
The book is structured as a quest to figure out why a class of aimless young men in late-Thatcherist Blighty get their kicks out of getting paralytically drunk and bashing one another half to death every weekend.
—
Leander Schaerlaeckens
june 8,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
But much of this rich-bashing isn’t based on fact.
—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
The agreement also includes a non-disparagement clause, in which Wilson must stop publicly bashing Lululemon for 18 months.
—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
Expectations, therefore, were high for a Trump-bashing throw-down on final show on Thursday.
—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bashing
Noun
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There is no hammering out a return with another team because the parameters and compensation are outlined based on the average annual value offered.
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During a walk-through for reporters on Thursday, construction noises — particularly sanding and hammering — could be heard.
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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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Hurd was seen fist-bumping another attacker moments after deputies intervened, Madden Ragland said.
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An on-and-off again rivalry during the primary The two men shared a similar message during the primary, slamming Democrats for mismanaging the state and calling for tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks.
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Also in 2007, Spencer was sentenced concurrently to seven years in prison for choking a woman, slamming her head to the ground, and robbing her of her cellphone, and for smashing into a woman's car and ransacking it, prosecutors said.
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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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He is accused of attacking a 27-year-old man with a beer mug inside the Hula Bar on Saturday night.
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Liv Morgan controversially interrupted Iyo Sky's coronation, attacking her and forcing a tap-out.
Noun
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Canada’s 6-0 thrashing of Qatar in its second FIFA World Cup match would’ve been perfect on Thursday afternoon if not for an injury to Ismaël Koné that can only be described as horrifying.
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Despite Norway being eliminated after the group stage, Haaland was the tournament’s top scorer – with all nine of his goals coming in a 12-0 thrashing of Honduras.
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The Atlas Lions made the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup, breaking through the glass ceiling that CAF teams had been banging their heads on for decades at the quarter-final stage.
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While the cameras were rolling, Spielberg would stand just out of frame with two wooden bats, banging them together to startle her.
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The refs started handing out technical fouls like free samples, slapping Thomas and Hines-Allen with a double technical.
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Prosecutors dropped all charges against a bouncer for allegedly slapping a bar patron in February.
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“Bashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bashing. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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