as in loud
marked by a high volume of sound
heard a slam-bang crash from the garage
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Recent Examples of slam-bang
And then comes the slam-bang, run-and-hide climax, which finally makes the insidious threat tangible.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 30 July 2024
Dowd, who holds a master’s degree from New York’s Bernard Baruch School of Business and earns more than $40,000 a year [about $225,000 in 2024 dollars], sees the manhunt more as a nuts-and-bolts bureaucratic exercise than a slam-bang cops-and-robbers adventure.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 22 June 2024
Glover and Sloane balance the pacing between missions and slam-bang set-pieces and the quieter moments, like John and Jane’s regular pillow-talk debriefs.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2024
The slam-bang stuff in this picture is too tediously routine.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 30 July 2024
Dowd, who holds a master’s degree from New York’s Bernard Baruch School of Business and earns more than $40,000 a year [about $225,000 in 2024 dollars], sees the manhunt more as a nuts-and-bolts bureaucratic exercise than a slam-bang cops-and-robbers adventure.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 22 June 2024
Glover and Sloane balance the pacing between missions and slam-bang set-pieces and the quieter moments, like John and Jane’s regular pillow-talk debriefs.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2024
The slam-bang stuff in this picture is too tediously routine.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slam-bang
Adjective
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Upon jeers from the crowd following the win, Putintseva cupped her hand to her ear to mock the fans, resulting in loud boos.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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His call was met with loud cheers from several of the two dozen lawmakers gathered around him at the podium.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Young’s ending is greeted with a deafening round of applause.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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The ensuing outcry from the public, including from alt-media figures such as Joe Rogan, was deafening, and Kimmel quickly returned to the air.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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If that isn’t a ringing endorsement!—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 Jan. 2026
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That isn't exactly a ringing endorsement of the second-year signal-caller, and writers at The Athletic also don't seem to have much of a belief in Williams heading into the showdown at Lambeau Field.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Playing an aristocratic roaring 20s era sleuth that Christie loosely based on her younger self is certainly far removed from chugging shots on the shores of Malia — even the party scenes.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2026
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It's renowned for its clifftop vistas over the roaring San Juan River.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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As Coretta stepped away from the podium to thunderous applause, Bayard Rustin embraced her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The F-15s will now be used to support research flights of NASA's new X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet, an aircraft designed to fly at supersonic speeds without producing the thunderous sonic booms typically associated with breaking the sound barrier.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Slam-bang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slam-bang. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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