as in loud
marked by a high volume of sound
heard a slam-bang crash from the garage
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Recent Examples of slam-bang
And then comes the slam-bang, run-and-hide climax, which finally makes the insidious threat tangible.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 30 July 2024
Dowd, who holds a master’s degree from New York’s Bernard Baruch School of Business and earns more than $40,000 a year [about $225,000 in 2024 dollars], sees the manhunt more as a nuts-and-bolts bureaucratic exercise than a slam-bang cops-and-robbers adventure.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 22 June 2024
The coup de grâce is the credits sequence that follows this slam-bang cold open.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2024
Glover and Sloane balance the pacing between missions and slam-bang set-pieces and the quieter moments, like John and Jane’s regular pillow-talk debriefs.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2024
The slam-bang stuff in this picture is too tediously routine.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
Its slam-bang visual pileup plays against a long, steady stream of freight trains rolling past behind it, day and night, in a manufactured river transferring tons of cargo from the Port of Los Angeles to distribution centers to the east.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2023
A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 30 July 2024
Dowd, who holds a master’s degree from New York’s Bernard Baruch School of Business and earns more than $40,000 a year [about $225,000 in 2024 dollars], sees the manhunt more as a nuts-and-bolts bureaucratic exercise than a slam-bang cops-and-robbers adventure.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 22 June 2024
The coup de grâce is the credits sequence that follows this slam-bang cold open.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2024
Glover and Sloane balance the pacing between missions and slam-bang set-pieces and the quieter moments, like John and Jane’s regular pillow-talk debriefs.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2024
The slam-bang stuff in this picture is too tediously routine.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
Its slam-bang visual pileup plays against a long, steady stream of freight trains rolling past behind it, day and night, in a manufactured river transferring tons of cargo from the Port of Los Angeles to distribution centers to the east.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slam-bang
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One of the loudest guests inside Capital One Arena on Sunday night had stubby legs, prominent ears and a long snout.Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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There’s nothing worse than getting out into the wilderness, away from society, and then hearing somebody one campsite over start up a loud, smelly gas generator.Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2025
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The genteel tranquility of his $10 million estate is shattered by the deafening scream of jet traffic with the regularity of commercial airline schedules.Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Zoom out: While these protests may be vociferous, there's an equally deafening volume of grievances the SEC sees.Hope King, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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But with a will Strike all your harps and set them ringing; On hill and heath Let every breath Throw all its power into singing!Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
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His ringing, carefree laugh mixed with soaring rhetoric about democracy, working families and hope.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
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Tinnitus is when someone hears ringing in the ears—or a buzzing or roaring sound.Carley Millhone, Health, 20 Oct. 2024
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On her first day of filming, Ronan was thrown into a lively quickstep number in a roaring dance hall.Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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Stopping power was provided by Brembo brakes, its steering was hydraulically assisted, and its brawny pushrod V8 emitted a thunderous bellow.Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
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Brown also added a thunderous, poster-worthy dunk over Jalen Smith, and Porzingis drilled a clutch three from 30 feet out – his first since the opening minute of the game.Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Slam-bang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slam-bang. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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