bang on

chiefly British

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Recent Examples of bang on Howard then urged Winkler to channel the Fonz and bang on the jukebox behind them both. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2024 For a softer take, try mixing fabrics and textures; suede cowboy boots can soften a statement leather outfit while remaining bang on trend. Alicia Lansom, refinery29.com, 18 Oct. 2024 Supporters of then-President Donald Trump bang on glass where election absentee ballots are counted at Detroit's TCF Center on Nov. 4, 2020. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2024 The new 92-acre park boasts athletic fields, a splash pad, play villages with huge colorful climbing structures and a 35-foot slide, a splash pad, musical features little kids can bang on, a rubbery ground to soften inevitable falls and lots more. Katie Peralta Soloff, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bang on 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bang on
Adjective
  • The fact that so many users weren’t even hip to the correct pronunciation of her name says it all.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The need to capture not only each singer and instrument but all of the crowd noise meant Maitland often had 40 tracks recording at once, all of them using microphones that were period correct to replicate how the performances would have sounded in the early 1960s.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Forecasts have to take the changing climate into account to be accurate, no matter who is creating the forecast.
    Christine Wiedinmyer, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The 4-foot-diameter (1.2-meter-diameter) telescope’s primary goal is to observe dark matter and dark energy and to create the largest and most accurate three-dimensional map of the universe.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The Airbrush is also a true full-length style that's proved clutch for taller shoppers (see below).
    Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The same is true for floss, which is often made of or coated with plastic.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • If that’s the case, according to best appraisal practices, they should not be considered true indicators of market value for all properties of their type.
    Fritz Kaegi, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Neither former Mayor Bill de Blasio nor incumbent Mayor Adams signed the Council bill; as both mayors were getting good legal advice.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The proper way to carry your sling bag is with the strap going across your chest.
    BestReviews, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The glasses have removable temples that can be swapped out for an elastic band, as well as a rubberized nose pad and anti-grip temple tips to ensure a proper fit.
    Layla Ilchi, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025

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“Bang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bang%20on. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.

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