as in flurry
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
the teacher's rapid-fire barrage of homework assignments went by too fast for me to write them all down
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as in to flood
to attack with a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
the star athlete was barraged with requests for an autograph
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Recent Examples of barrage
David Brennan, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
Last spring, the Kremlin added a new rhetorical weapon to its regular barrages against President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.
—Paul Sonne, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Christian Schneider, National Review, 16 Jan. 2025
Image At a media briefing on Tuesday, Jeju Air was barraged with questions about maintenance, including its practice of outsourcing maintenance to overseas specialists.
—Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Sunday night's attack follows a record-breaking drone barrage on Saturday night, with Russia launching 267 UAVs into Ukraine.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
Last spring, the Kremlin added a new rhetorical weapon to its regular barrages against President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.
—Paul Sonne, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
Patrons aspiring to ride the Hulk rollercoaster at the Universal Studios theme park in Orlando are barraged by signs warning them to place anything not attached to their bodies in a locker next to the ride.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 16 Jan. 2025
Image At a media briefing on Tuesday, Jeju Air was barraged with questions about maintenance, including its practice of outsourcing maintenance to overseas specialists.
—Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrage
Noun
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After a flurry of offense, Paul taunted Canada and was mauled by Priest because of it.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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But beyond a flurry of appointments of crypto-friendly officials when Trump took office, there has been little concrete news around that policy for investors.—
Rae Wee and Brigid Riley,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In recent days, the page has been flooded with stories and comments from foreign service officers detailing how recent events have uprooted their lives.—
Jennifer Lotito,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Hurricanes did flood the region in late summer 2024, but before that, the Carolinas were experiencing a flash drought.—
Lauren Lowman,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Episode 2 of The Kardashians Season 6 will feature Kardashian attending the 2024 Met Gala, where she was bombarded by reporters asking about her appearance on the Netflix comedy special.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2025
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In essence, the firm allegedly bombarded ChatGPT with questions, tracked the answers, and used those results to train its own models.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
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To be sure, the initial product volley — 55 lipsticks, 10 lip balms and eight eye palettes — would be enough to fill a small trunk, the most emblematic product of the French luxury giant, which was established in 1854.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
5 Mar. 2025
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But the 2024 numbers showed that such a stereotype is being put away like a Serena Williams volley.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The site was bombed and shelled by the Israel Defense Forces and ...—
Elliott Abrams,
National Review,
6 Mar. 2025
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Seoul, South Korea CNN — South Korean fighter jets accidentally bombed homes during a live-fire drill with US forces, injuring more than a dozen people, Seoul’s military said on Thursday.—
Yoonjung Seo,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Meteorologists say the main threat will be damaging winds and hail, while the tornado threat is low.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2025
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Brace for quarter-sized hail (1 inch) and wind gusts of up to 70 mph.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Disillusioned with subjective, surface-level modes of art-making, Gaines began to question his purpose.—
Meka Boyle,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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Offering those options has not been easy in the traditional era of distribution deals, but the rates of cord-cutting have made both programmers and operators more willing to question the usual assumptions.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But for those unwilling to venture out to see the movie, Forbes reported, the temptation to find leaks and torrents apparently became hard to resist.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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In marrying into, then blowing the whistle on, the British monarchy, Meghan has both inspired love and hope and fangirls and been targeted with hate, including a torrent of racist, sexist abuse from the British tabloids and gross commentary from President Trump.—
Michelle Ruiz,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Barrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrage. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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