with a bang
idiom
: in a sudden and exciting way
The movie begins/starts with a bang and never slows down.
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One morning in 2010, the future arrived not with a bang but a freeze.
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Viktor Trón, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
As Paul Tenorio writes, the Gold Cup had to start with a bang to wash away some of the internal drama.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Last winter, at Chicago’s Greek Islands (200 S. Halsted St.), our Greektown dinner started with a bang — more accurately, a whoosh.
—David Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
On her new album Lotus, Little Simz begins with a bang.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 9 June 2025
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Viktor Trón, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
As Paul Tenorio writes, the Gold Cup had to start with a bang to wash away some of the internal drama.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Last winter, at Chicago’s Greek Islands (200 S. Halsted St.), our Greektown dinner started with a bang — more accurately, a whoosh.
—David Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
On her new album Lotus, Little Simz begins with a bang.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 9 June 2025
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“With a bang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20a%20bang. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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