with a bang
idiom
: in a sudden and exciting way
The movie begins/starts with a bang and never slows down.
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In addition to starting Pride Month with a bang, the event also specifically coincided with WorldPride, the international annual celebration that takes place in a different city each year.
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James Factora, Them., 2 June 2025
Off!’s final act: Punk legend Keith Morris and company go out with a bang onstage and on film
Once again, the internet flooded with Black Flag memes keying on the considerable age gap between Ginn, who is 70, and his new bandmates who look many decades, if not generations, younger.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Celebrating 25 years since its debut, the show that helped launch the careers of UFC legends is set to return with a bang on Tuesday, May 27 at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
The American Music Awards, which hadn’t aired a live event since 2022, returned with a bang on Monday night via its new CBS home.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 May 2025
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James Factora, Them., 2 June 2025
Off!’s final act: Punk legend Keith Morris and company go out with a bang onstage and on film
Once again, the internet flooded with Black Flag memes keying on the considerable age gap between Ginn, who is 70, and his new bandmates who look many decades, if not generations, younger.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Celebrating 25 years since its debut, the show that helped launch the careers of UFC legends is set to return with a bang on Tuesday, May 27 at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
The American Music Awards, which hadn’t aired a live event since 2022, returned with a bang on Monday night via its new CBS home.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 May 2025
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