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
Adjective
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But due to noise from the venue next door, which was playing loud music amid a competing bar, Bruni bailed even after the musicians were assembled on stage.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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Literal flames surrounded the glow, both repelling and drawing you in more, followed by two loud, disorienting thumps.—
Christopher Rosa,
Glamour,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Sudden showers of beer, cider, and other mysterious fluids became as integral to the vibe as the deafening roar of the crowd.—
Andrew McNicol,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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But there’s no deafening scream of a Formula 1 race.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Although it can be characterized by a ringing, pulsing, buzzing, hissing or squealing sound, audiologists say the source of the condition lies in the brain's neural networks.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Even some famous non-country artists will be making their Stagecoach debut like Lana Del Rey, T-Pain (who had a roaring Coachella set the weeks before), and the Backstreet Boys.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
18 Apr. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Great as this episode is, no thunderous applause is heard, or necessary.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
7 May 2025
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Holding a bouquet of yellow roses, the six-time Emmy Award nominee, 45, bowed to thunderous applause from the enthusiastic crowd, including his former The Little Mermaid costars Sierra Boggess and Sherie Rene Scott.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Slam-bang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slam-bang. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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