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as in bumping
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the car bashed into the tree with glass-shattering force
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2
as in slamming
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
you have to bash that door hard in order to get it open
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as in licking
to strike repeatedly
the angry child kept bashing her toy with a hammer until it broke
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as in attacking
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
in all of talk radio no other host seems to enjoy bashing liberals as much as he does
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as in hammering
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Recent Examples of bashing
Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
That night, the wind was bashing against the loft window like an intruder, adding a soundtrack to my hallucination.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Don’t deflect — THIS is about mocking a woman’s abuse for years and being the ringleader of bashing me.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
The wife of King Charles III fought off a groper as a teenager by taking off her shoe and bashing the assailant in the groin.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
That night, the wind was bashing against the loft window like an intruder, adding a soundtrack to my hallucination.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Don’t deflect — THIS is about mocking a woman’s abuse for years and being the ringleader of bashing me.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bashing
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After previously bumping the $150 bonus offer up to $200, DraftKings Sportsbook is upping the ante even more this week by offering an instant $300 bonus offer alongside the discount of over $200 off NFL Sunday Ticket.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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According to documents made public by the Moscow Police Department in Idaho, Kohberger already has a track record of bumping heads with his fellow inmates.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Video evidence showed a trooper punching the man and slamming him to the ground during a 2021 incident.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the disturbing footage, Raja was seen entering the ring and picking up Smith above his head before slamming him hard on the mat.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Excluding the pandemic, that’s the slowest average monthly gain for that January to August time frame since 2010, when the United States was still licking its wounds from the Great Recession.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Today, Alabama is licking its wounds.—
Don Yaeger,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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At least four young men are seen attacking the boy at various points.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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When combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors – the breakthrough immunotherapy that prevents the immune system from attacking healthy cells – the T cells' tumor-fighting capacity was further enhanced.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Sep. 2025
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Adults nearby sprinted toward the loud, banging noises.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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The father had a massively fresh gash, from his right wrist, up across his whole hand, from banging and breaking iron and glass, to save his kinfolk.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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DraftKings, one of the biggest online sports gambling sites in Illinois, is slapping 50- or 25-cent fees on most bets.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Tchervinski can be seen in the viral video slapping one of the suspects, which his lawyer claims occurred after he had already been hit.—
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FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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And the thump, thump, thumping of her brother’s hands pounding a heavy bag.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
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These unofficial remixes, uploaded from unremarkable accounts, create a kind of Satie-esque audio overdose, pounding the band’s melody into abstraction, pure stimulus.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
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Exactly what was needed for a thrashing of Girona.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The band Welles scored a gig at Bonnaroo in 2017, released a few EPs and a full album in 2018, and toured a bunch, but the world wasn’t especially interested in grunge-metal thrashings.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Bashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bashing. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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