with a bang
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: in a sudden and exciting way
The movie begins/starts with a bang and never slows down.
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Coinciding with Super Bowl week, the program's debut launched with a bang — but Beckham Jr.'s confident of what's to come next.
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
From first front rows at Paris Couture week to first Grammy Award wins, celebrities closed the first month of 2025 (and the start of Black History Month) with a bang.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 3 Feb. 2025
Chinese New Year box office started with a bang today in China, as Maoyan estimates 1.8B yuan ($248.3M) was generated for all films on day-one of the holiday period.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
Photograph: The Bold Bureau/Getty Images This week started off with a bang and just kept going.
—Andrew Couts, WIRED, 25 Jan. 2025
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
From first front rows at Paris Couture week to first Grammy Award wins, celebrities closed the first month of 2025 (and the start of Black History Month) with a bang.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 3 Feb. 2025
Chinese New Year box office started with a bang today in China, as Maoyan estimates 1.8B yuan ($248.3M) was generated for all films on day-one of the holiday period.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
Photograph: The Bold Bureau/Getty Images This week started off with a bang and just kept going.
—Andrew Couts, WIRED, 25 Jan. 2025
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“With a bang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20a%20bang. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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