hammering (away)

present participle of hammer (away)

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Verb
  • Brent Headrick, pitching in his 81st game, loaded the bases in the seventh, and was aided by left fielder Cody Bellinger’s jumping catch on Leody Taveras’ sacrifice fly.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Kelly Sims, an employee at OpenAI investor Thrive Capital, is also pitching in to manage Altman’s communications.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Brian Cashman gets it all the time, but good, from Yankee fans; for them, banging away at Cashman on social media feels like the real national pastime.
    — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Hammering (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammering%20%28away%29. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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