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verb

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Recent Examples of bang-up
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 See All Example Sentences for bang-up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bang-up
Adjective
  • At a minimum, professionals are looking for dependable inventory, top-quality and professional-grade equipment, effortless trade-ins, excellent customer service and reliable and fast repairs.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Pumpkin Seeds Pumpkin seeds are an excellent source of iron.
    Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN, Health, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • Possible wildcard: Lea Salonga, Peters’ castmate in the Sondheim revue, turns in a terrific Everything’s Coming Up Roses.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Catcher Landon Hodge is terrific defensively and first baseman Josh Stonehouse has supplied surprising power.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Eventually this chokes air from the soil and restricts water movement, hurting the overall health of your lawn.
    Kate Puhala, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2025
  • The standoff threatens to dramatically disrupt trade between the world's two largest economies and hurt both economies.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Miss Nellie's is a lovely vibe post-show, and have a wonderful assortment of cocktails and mocktails.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Suspicious Package Detonated in ‘Controlled Explosion’ Outside U.S. Embassy in London, Say Police Photos from the blast show several storefronts and vehicles damaged from the impact, with the windows blown off.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 3 May 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • There is seemingly a show for each subgenre for fans of all those great 2000s series.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 13 May. 2025.

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