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.
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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.
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Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
1 Feb. 2024
The slam-bang stuff in this picture is too tediously routine.
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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.
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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
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The Brookhaven City Council unanimously approved a 40% hike in the city’s property tax rate earlier this week over loud opposition from some residents.
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The equalizer was exactly what Ecuador’s fans needed to get loud, roaring with joy after Germany's early lead was cut.
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Each time the Swiss team scored, a deafening roar cut through the thick tropical air.
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The bear was almost on top of us when, with a deafening roar, the shot from both barrels smacked into that enormous shaggy head.
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The murder mystery has so far flown under the radar, despite having Emmy winner Tatiana Maslany as the lead, but just received a ringing endorsement from author extraordinaire Stephen King.
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About a dozen other Republican backers of the Iran war either declined or did not respond to requests for interviews or comment—hardly a ringing endorsement of their president’s negotiating prowess.
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Highlights there included The Bear actor Matty Matheson’s hardcore outfit Pigpen, which saw the Canadian chef/singer eschew his comical persona for a restless and roaring performance; and L.A.’s Health, whose industrial-tinged metal was both ethereal and clamorous.
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Rudy Gobert and a roaring, black-out playoff crowd towered over him.
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Sweden likely booked its ticket to the round of 32 when Anthony Elanga electrified the packed house with a thunderous strike from the area's edge in the 62nd minute.
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But Ochoa had his moment, walking on to a thunderous ovation.
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“Slam-bang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slam-bang. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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