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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
he hasn't been the same ever since he received that bash on his head
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as in attempt
chiefly British
an effort to do or accomplish something
while golf isn't my game, I had to give it a bash while at Saint Andrews in Scotland
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as in event
a social gathering
I'm throwing a New Year's bash this year
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as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the car bashed into the tree with glass-shattering force
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as in to hit
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
you have to bash that door hard in order to get it open
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
the angry child kept bashing her toy with a hammer until it broke
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as in to attack
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
in all of talk radio no other host seems to enjoy bashing liberals as much as he does
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Recent Examples of bash
Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 Feb. 2025
In contrast to this year’s bash, Foster and McPhee Foster celebrated Rennie’s birthday last year by going to Disneyland just the three of them.
—Justine Fisher, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Arielle survived after her husband allegedly tried to push her off a hiking trail at the 1,200 ft high spot, bashed her face into the ground, hit her head with a rock 10 times and then tried to inject her with a syringe, according to Honolulu police and an arrest affidavit reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Our adorable nephew, Leodis, just had a birthday bash to mark two years in the world.
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An example of this happened in 2009, when Domino’s launched a commercial acknowledging the inferiority of and bashing their own product, stating that their sauce tasted like ketchup and their dough like cardboard.
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Image Other economists also said the blow to the labor market, which had cooled before Mr. Trump embarked on his global trade war, could be severe.—
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His ruling, stopping the TPS revocation while the lawsuit plays out in his court, was a blow to the Trump administration.—
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In a renewed effort, the government issued Decree 30-25 on January 25, 2025, in another attempt to implement VAT obligations for non-resident digital service providers.—
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Virgin Orbit staged an airborne launch attempt from an airport in the United Kingdom in 2023, and the Plesetsk Cosmodrome is located in European Russia.—
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Infantino confirmed in an address to UEFA’s annual congress in Belgrade that the U.S., probably alongside other Concacaf members, had a clear path to stage the event.—
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To submit events To submit a community event for online publication, email information at least two weeks before the event to lake@orlandosentinel.com.—
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Rookie Kristian Campbell will start in left field, Jarren Duran will bump over to center field and Wilyer Abreu will start in right.—
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Sammy can hardly pass by my chair in the press box without bumping into it.—
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Joshua Hur hit a home run, Trey Ebel had a two-run double and Ethan Bingaman contributed an RBI triple.—
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Ukraine, Russia exchange deadly drone attacks amid ceasefire maneuvering Ukrainian drones have hit targets more than 700 miles inside Russia, have regularly forced the temporary closures of major Russian airports and have bombarded the power centers of Moscow and St. Petersburg.—
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Marchand has crossed lines by licking players, or repeatedly punching a hockey pacifist like Vancouver’s Daniel Sedin in a final series.—
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Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis are licking their chops.—
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This was a departure from Mourinho and Conte, who both moaned about investment, attacked the club culture, exited unceremoniously, and bad-mouthed them afterward.—
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By the way, it was attacked from the Pentagon and from the White House as being fake news that this was going to happen and Elon Musk denounced the leak.—
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But Jones tied it with a one-time slap shot from the right point with 6:04 left in the period.—
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The attack escalated with The Rock using a belt and Travis Scott's intervention, which included a slap that visibly injured Rhodes.—
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“Bash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bash. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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