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
The coup de grâce is the credits sequence that follows this slam-bang cold open.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 21 Mar. 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
Its slam-bang visual pileup plays against a long, steady stream of freight trains rolling past behind it, day and night, in a manufactured river transferring tons of cargo from the Port of Los Angeles to distribution centers to the east.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 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
The coup de grâce is the credits sequence that follows this slam-bang cold open.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 21 Mar. 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
Its slam-bang visual pileup plays against a long, steady stream of freight trains rolling past behind it, day and night, in a manufactured river transferring tons of cargo from the Port of Los Angeles to distribution centers to the east.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slam-bang
Adjective
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The brands that stand out aren’t louder—they’re the ones willing to hand something over.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Attempt to frighten away coyotes by making loud noises (e.g., shouting, air horn) and acting aggressively (e.g., waving your arms, throwing sticks, spraying with a hose).—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Yet given the league and many of its most prominent players' presence in social justice efforts, their silence around the violence being fueled by Rwanda and the UAE is all the more deafening.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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That visual message was audibly reinforced at a deafening level as the crowd cheered their neighbors who spoke against the proposal and booed a NIPSCO official and other business leaders who spoke in favor of it.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Although it can be characterized by a ringing, pulsing, buzzing, hissing or squealing sound, audiologists say the source of the condition lies in the brain's neural networks.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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But with a will Strike all your harps and set them ringing; On hill and heath Let every breath Throw all its power into singing!—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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This familiarity with the Wyoming wilderness perhaps explains why the game feels so authentic: Its roaring orange sunsets, powder-blue skies, lush green pines, and trickling turquoise waters.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
9 July 2025
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Crimson, luxurious, emblazoned every few metres with the governing body’s crest, a ginormous roaring dragon.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Now there’s a new noise associated with Rogers among Baltimore fans: thunderous applause.—
Jacob Calvin Meyer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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Inside of Esparto Regional Library, more than a mile away, confusion at the sudden power outage was outdone by the thunderous sounds.—
Jake Goodrick
July 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2025
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“Slam-bang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slam-bang. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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