BANGING UP Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

banging up

verb

present participle of bang up

as in wiping out

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Shares slumped 16% for a third straight session of losses, wiping out $400 billion in market cap on Monday alone.

— Gail Krishnan, CNBC, 23 June 2026
The prospect of even a mini-Dust Bowl is alarming as the original disaster during the Great Depression sent dust clouds across rural America, wiping out entire communities and triggering mass migration to other parts of the country.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 June 2026

Definition of wiping out

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Demolition crews this month began tearing down another complex, the Lindy Boggs Medical Center, which had sat blighted and vacant for more than 20 years after Katrina.

— JACK BROOK, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Videos broadcast by regional news outlets and posted on social media show violent torrents of water surging through valleys and mountain passes, tearing down bridges and dams and sweeping away buildings.

— Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of tearing down

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Prosecutors have also charged him with making false statements to investigators about allegedly damaging Mica’s car tires.

— Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
Russian drones hit three major distribution centers, destroying depots belonging to a toy store chain and a confectionery company, and damaging another run by an electronics retailer, the companies said.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of damaging

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The task is to match instruments to problems and restore financial stability to its proper place in the Fed’s framework, without unnecessarily impairing the capital formation on which America’s long-run competitiveness may depend.

— Joao Gomes, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
At the same time sweeping farm loan waivers have been criticized for impairing credit discipline, draining the public exchequer, and discouraging lending.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of impairing

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Recent polling shows that high pump prices are driving down presidential approval and hurting Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.

— Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Any increase to interest rates that could cool inflation also risks hurting the jobs market.

— Damian J. Troise, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of hurting

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Those details suggest mental health professionals may conclude Clancy needs to be committed to avoid harming herself.

— Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Iran has called on the United Nations to investigate the humanitarian consequences of US sanctions, arguing that Washington’s pressure campaign is harming ordinary Iranians and violating international law.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of harming

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The video shows a customer walking out of Cinnaholic when the girls ride the scooter through the window, shattering the glass.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Wednesday, which was forecast to be the hottest day of the heat wave, brought record-shattering temperatures across the Southland.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of shattering

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