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bang out

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  1. Produce something loudly or hastily by striking, either a musical instrument or a typing keyboard. For example, The accompanist banged out the melody on the piano, or John planned to bang out his presentation in a couple of hours. [Late 1800s]


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Moving to her piano to bang out “If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out” by Cat Stevens, wearing a daisy in her hair that she picked in the cemetery earlier.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026

Read why I think Guardiola was bang out of order in the Crooks of the Matter below.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2023

In creating it for TikTok, Mumbauer toned down his traditional film and video game effects and Garvin whittled down his concepts to bang out one-and-a-half-page scripts for the episodes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2023

He’d bang out a steady beat whenever the home team was batting and wound up becoming a Cleveland sports icon.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2023

So, lacking the truly perfect response, she lifted her legs and spun around to the piano, where she proceeded to bang out “Heart and Soul” with her left hand and “Chopsticks” with her right.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson

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