bang away (at)

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Verb
  • But shareholders have pushed back against hefty pay packages, which come during a period of upheaval in Hollywood that has been buffeted by job losses from media consolidation and outsourcing.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • But back in 2022, leading up to and following the release of Don't Worry Darling, her second feature in the director's chair, Wilde couldn't make it through a single media engagement without being buffeted by gusts from a maelstrom of rumors and gossip consuming her life.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • April is financial literacy month, which means consumers will be barraged with articles and programs designed to promote personal finance education.
    Leah Locke, Boston Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Each character has totally justified and totally unjustified reasons for resenting one another, and the sensation of absorbing those contrasting opinions is like being in a stuck bumper car, barraged and battered from all sides.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • To celebrate, the president wants to offer free admissions that day to the country’s national parks, a self-serving gesture, no doubt, but one that is no surprise for a man who spent much of his adult life plastering his name on the sides of buildings, airplanes and casino hotels.
    Leonard Greene, Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2025
  • In one scene, Gracie Abrams texts Taylor a picture of the singer plastered on the side of a hotel in Indianapolis.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • After nabbing possession from Mendy, his shot cannoned back off the near post.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Despite those numbers, LAHSA’s reputation has been battered by some highly critical assessments.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • The game was mostly notable for its physicality as referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio allowed both teams to batter each other, with blood flowing and shirts ripping.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • That came in the spring of 2025, about 11 months after his dad had been sacked as coach, when Pochettino, the new manager, gave the younger Berhalter his first national team call-up.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • To an outsider, the scene may spark a certain Schadenfreude, like an army of tiny barbarians sacking Rome.
    Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Instead of mixing the margarita in a cocktail shaker, simply add the ingredients to a blender to blitz them into a dilution-free watermelon-tequila cocktail that’s wildly refreshing.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2026
  • After nearly being no-hit during Thursday’s 13-2 loss to the Rays in a series finale in Tampa Bay, the Royals were blitzed by the White Sox at Rate Field.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Iran wants it as a deterrent to being nuked.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026
  • And more recently, Cornyn was among many Republicans reluctant to nuke the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster threshold to pass the Save America Act to impose nationwide voter ID laws.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 27 May 2026
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“Bang away (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bang%20away%20%28at%29. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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