bashing

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Advocates gave a “know your rights” workshop and Amalfitano led a piñata bashing, what the store owner called “a communal form of catharsis,” encouraging students to let out pent-up emotions in a safe way.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

The Australian actor joked that his upbringing "on farms where we were bashing about in old cars" helped prepare him for the car chasing stunts.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

"We have heard a lot of European bashing in the last few days," Lagarde said at the closing session of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in the Swiss Alps.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

He wanted to help trapped flies—perhaps he felt the pain of his wings bashing against the inside of the bottle more than most people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

My rucksack’s bashing me in the back as I run and I’m gasping for breath.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness