as in immediately
without delay
the reform movement was just beginning when it bang ran into opposition
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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
delivered a sharp bang that rattled the door
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as in clap
a loud explosive sound
a sudden bang made the cat jump
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as in kick
a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings
tried to get the most bang for her money at the attractions at the county fair
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as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the toy car banged into the wall and stopped
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as in to hit
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
idly banged trees with a stick
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Recent Examples of bang
Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Get the Recipe 02 of 13 Soup Beans Showing that beans never go out of style and always offer major bang for your buck, soup beans (an Appalachian staple) is another reader-favorite childhood meal.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
Don’t jarringly, full-on recline, thereby banging into knees, knocking over tablets, or spilling drinks.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Noun
What amounted to a weeklong Ravel residency ended with a stylish bang.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Get the Recipe 02 of 13 Soup Beans Showing that beans never go out of style and always offer major bang for your buck, soup beans (an Appalachian staple) is another reader-favorite childhood meal.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
My pet peeve is judges who bang their gavel each time that rule on something.
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
Don’t jarringly, full-on recline, thereby banging into knees, knocking over tablets, or spilling drinks.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bang
Adverb
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What's particularly troubling is how quickly investigators accepted the facial recognition result without pursuing basic corroborating evidence that would have immediately cleared the defendant.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, but his identity wasn’t immediately released.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The library now needs to build out the new Canadian entrance to code — a blow to a not-for-profit organization that has existed on a limited endowment since 1908.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2025
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New York City's drinking water could eventually absorb a blow if reservoirs supplying a portion of it become vacated due to rising salinity, according to a new report.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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JuJu Watkins, the star sophomore, stared blankly ahead, offering only a slow, deliberate clap.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2025
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Kansas City is also trying to set the world record for the largest collection of claps and is inviting all who visit to help be a part of it, Cocoran said.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The first is velocity, as kick changes clock in faster than the traditional changeups.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2025
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The Bears recently signed free agent receiver Devin Duvernay, who had 49 catches for Baltimore in 2022, but his appeal is mostly as a kick returner.—
Phil Rogers,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Rookie Kristian Campbell will start in left field, Jarren Duran will bump over to center field and Wilyer Abreu will start in right.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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Sammy can hardly pass by my chair in the press box without bumping into it.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Joshua Hur hit a home run, Trey Ebel had a two-run double and Ethan Bingaman contributed an RBI triple.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The purge led to a wave of artistic resignations and withdrawals; opera star Renée Fleming gave up her position as artistic adviser to the center, and the producers of the Broadway hit Hamilton withdrew the show from a scheduled engagement, among others.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Ruffin was quick with her answer, slamming the Republican party for her removal from the WHCA dinner.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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The country’s political leaders and car industry heavyweights have slammed Trump’s plans.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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If guests are seated promptly, the kitchen doesn’t have to struggle with overcooking or items becoming cold, as everything is timed perfectly.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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He was then promptly detained and scheduled for deportation.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Bang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bang. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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