1
as in bumping
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the toy car banged into the wall and stopped
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2
as in knocking
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
idly banged trees with a stick
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3
as in slamming
to shove into a closed position with force and noise
stomped off to his room and banged the door
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Recent Examples of banging
Jurors then heard sounds of banging and choking — and Athena screaming and crying, the Star-Telegram reports.
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Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
On the night he was arrested, Martinez confessed to shaking Heather and banging her head against a crib, but later recanted that confession.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Durant must wait at least one more game to make his Rockets playoff debut after banging knees with a teammate in practice Wednesday.
—CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Baltimore right fielder Colton Cowser stayed in after banging his right knee into the padded wall while snagging a foul drive in the fifth.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Stand on the corner banging pots and pans.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The Canucks took a 2-1 lead on a power play 52 seconds into the middle frame, banging home the loose puck off Brock Boeser’s shot past Kuemper for his 22nd.
—Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Midway through the flight, another flight attendant opened the overhead bin, and the bag fell, banging my wrist and cracking my phone screen.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Thao later told the Associated Press that his daughter-in-law alerted him that ICE agents were banging at the door.
—Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2026
Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
On the night he was arrested, Martinez confessed to shaking Heather and banging her head against a crib, but later recanted that confession.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Durant must wait at least one more game to make his Rockets playoff debut after banging knees with a teammate in practice Wednesday.
—CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Baltimore right fielder Colton Cowser stayed in after banging his right knee into the padded wall while snagging a foul drive in the fifth.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Stand on the corner banging pots and pans.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The Canucks took a 2-1 lead on a power play 52 seconds into the middle frame, banging home the loose puck off Brock Boeser’s shot past Kuemper for his 22nd.
—Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Midway through the flight, another flight attendant opened the overhead bin, and the bag fell, banging my wrist and cracking my phone screen.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Thao later told the Associated Press that his daughter-in-law alerted him that ICE agents were banging at the door.
—Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banging
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Some of the recent videos show the runners bumping into security guards and shoving past church staff, then leaving after being cornered and told to get off the property.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Gulutzan shook things up in the middle of Game 4, bumping Thomas Harley up to the top pairing alongside Heiskanen.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Iranians have been knocking around in the United States’ critical infrastructure for years.—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Serve it at room temperature so the salad on top won't wilt (and the cooking is complete before the guests come knocking).—
Ashlyn Ware,
Midwest Living,
24 Apr. 2026
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar quickly responded on X, slamming his Ukrainian counterpart for conducting diplomacy on social media.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s remarks came hours after the first lady released a statement slamming Kimmel for the comment.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Apr. 2026
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Video of the crash taken by eyewitness Allie Cardoza, who was in a nearby vehicle at the time, shows the train colliding with the front of a black SUV.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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The 22-year-old went down after colliding with Wolves’ Hugo Bueno while trying to keep the ball in play, and appeared in pain.—
Dan Kilpatrick,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The movie's December 2022 release was largely overshadowed by the aftermath of Smith slapping Chris Rock on stage at that year's Academy Awards.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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This is simply slapping lipstick on a pig and, once again, taking no accountability.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Chernobyl disaster occurred when technicians at the power station, near Pripyat in the north of Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union, ran a test on reactor number four to simulate shutting it down during an electricity blackout.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
26 Apr. 2026
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In addition to depriving the government, the scam also hurt small businesses that needed access to government funds to avoid shutting their doors and laying off employees at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, DHS said.—
Preston Mizell , Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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But as anyone who’s dropped a mug knows, ceramics are also brittle and prone to smashing.—
Caitlin Kennedy,
Scientific American,
25 Apr. 2026
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Police officers arrived at her Hollywood Hills home in Los Angeles and learned that the attackers had left the woman inside after allegedly smashing her jaw and choking her.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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The flashes were caused by rocky objects smacking into the lunar surface, and the astronauts’ observations of them caused scientists in Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center to erupt in cheers.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
23 Apr. 2026
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De Kock smashed eight boundaries and seven sixes and Dhir complemented his South African teammate by smacking three fours and three sixes in the century partnership.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Banging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banging. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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