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Recent Examples of bang-up
Adjective
Of course, an issue to be dealt with is whether the AI does a bang-up job of deriving the business rules. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 For most simple questions, the AI usually does a bang-up job of answering correctly. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
And frankly, some of the guys that are playing, they’ve been banged up. Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2025 With Opening Day a few weeks away, the Yankees are fairly banged up. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bang-up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bang-up
Adjective
  • Two standout experiences near the water include Schooner’s in the Caribbean Village, open for breakfast and dinner (chef Chris’s swordfish steak was excellent) as well as Barefoot by the Sea in the Italian Village.
    Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Piper Niven Currently, Piper Niven is doing an excellent job as part of WWE Women's United States Champion Chelsea Green's cabinet.
    John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Eventually, humankind is harmed or possibly completely wiped out by AI to make as many paperclips as possible.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • According to Survival International, the Sentinelese wish to remain isolated from the outside world, and any contact could also wipe out the community if they were introduced to diseases.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But Campbell, one of the hardest workers in this draft class, is a terrific athlete.
    Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Just when Kenin looked set to push the contest into a decider, Pegula saved three set points and won six consecutive games to mount a terrific fightback and clinch victory.
    Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Trump's most expansive tariffs to date and larger than most experts expected ‒ could further hurt a weakening economy, send the stock market plummeting and even lead to a recession.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
  • With big men Al Horford and Kristaps Porziņģis out in addition to Jrue Holiday, Kornet’s three first-half fouls hurt the most.
    Jay King, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Embracing different cultures: There is plenty of wonderful Mexican culture depicted throughout the film, from cooking traditional dishes to the vibrant atmosphere.
    Alex Vance, Parents, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Cherish these moments and know that your efforts to preserve their voices are a wonderful tribute to your relationships.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Their son and daughter-in-law, Cameron Bott, 35, and his wife, Diana, 36, whose nearby home was damaged in the tornado, initiated a discussion about starting a GoFundMe to offset potential insurance shortfalls in rebuilding the gas station.
    Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
  • In addition, these same poisons can damage a cell’s DNA which can allow that cell to grow out of control and cause cancer.
    Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Temu and Shein have taken steps to grow their operations in the U.S. as the de minimis loophole has come under greater scrutiny.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
  • This assignment begins with secondary and higher educational institutions taking greater strides to enrich offerings civics instruction.
    Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Bad Influence includes interviews with several media and industry experts, all of whom warn about how a lack of regulation will only harm more child stars.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Before Trump’s election, Somin had been sounding the alarm about the illegality of imposing tariffs without Congress, but the way to get this issue into court is to find plaintiffs who are harmed by the tariffs and thus have legal standing to sue.
    Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Bang-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bang-up. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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