as in excellent
of the very best kind
you did a bang-up job on this sales report
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as in to wipe out
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Recent Examples of bang-up
Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
For specialty grocers, December is the bang-up month, when people go big on king crab legs and filet mignon for Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
—Allyson Reedy, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
And the sense of period here is decidedly freestyle — the use of Bragg and The Stranglers shout 1980s rather than 1890s, but vapes, cellphones and mention of the cost-of-living crisis bring it bang up to date.
—Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Should anyone harbor doubts that a bang-up thriller could be made out of crypto currency, check out Cutter Hodierne’s nifty little moralizing gem.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
For specialty grocers, December is the bang-up month, when people go big on king crab legs and filet mignon for Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
—Allyson Reedy, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
Saina was a four-star recruit in the 2024 class but was banged up last year.
—Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
And the sense of period here is decidedly freestyle — the use of Bragg and The Stranglers shout 1980s rather than 1890s, but vapes, cellphones and mention of the cost-of-living crisis bring it bang up to date.
—Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bang-up
Adjective
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Pumpkin Seeds Pumpkin seeds are an excellent source of iron.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN,
Health,
30 Apr. 2025
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He’s been excellent in dealing with traffic, as the Golden Knights put more bodies in front of him on Tuesday than pretty much the first four games.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The crash wiped out millions in value overnight, adding to the long list of crypto’s cautionary tales.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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That could mean raising water levels dozens of feet, wiping out much of the creek and riparian habitat upstream.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Gustavsson was terrific, stopping 23 of 25 shots to give the Wild a chance.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Catcher Landon Hodge is terrific defensively and first baseman Josh Stonehouse has supplied surprising power.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Eleven people were killed and at least 20 more hurt in a , police said Sunday.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Thomas strongly pushed for the approval of an issue that hurt the progress of Black people while supporting the wishes of descendants of slave owners and like-minded people.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Washington Capitals, won 4-1 against Montreal Last week: 7 Sean: 4 Dom: 9 Pierre-Luc Dubois had a fine first round, but zero goals and two assists were still a step down from his wonderful regular season.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Big, wonderful, funny, horrible, strange, sad, great life.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 May 2025
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The primary severe weather threats for this area are damaging wind gusts and large hail, with an isolated tornado risk mainly for northern Virginia up to New Hampshire.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
3 May 2025
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Tyler Adams, the distillery's general manager, says Buffalo Trace has weathered storms before, including a campus-wide flood in 1978 and tornado speed winds damaging multiple buildings in 2006.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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White Smoke Billows from Vatican Chimney White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica rang out on Thursday, signaling that a new pope—the 267th leader of the Catholic Church—had been chosen on the second day of the conclave.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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There is seemingly a show for each subgenre for fans of all those great 2000s series.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Part of the tour contributes to the health of the ecosystem by funding the removal of non-native predators such as stoats and rats, which harm native bird populations and other wildlife in New Zealand.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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The goal is to show the Legislature just how dire the situation is and how many Californians have been harmed by runaway production in the last decade.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
2 May 2025
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“Bang-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bang-up. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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