as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
attacked the manager with a salvo of complaints before she even managed to say "hello"
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Recent Examples of salvo
But as the battle between the NWSL and WSL for the title of women’s soccer’s top league rages, Thompson’s move across the pond won’t be the last salvo fired.
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Molly Geary, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The survey, purportedly designed to influence Treasury consultations on remote gambling taxation, represents the latest salvo in the industry's campaign against regulatory tightening.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
That will be the opening salvo for a summer of celebration, and five more group-stage matches will follow over the subsequent two-plus weeks.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
To Newman and Farrell, this is more than just another salvo in global competition.
—Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2025
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Molly Geary, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The survey, purportedly designed to influence Treasury consultations on remote gambling taxation, represents the latest salvo in the industry's campaign against regulatory tightening.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
That will be the opening salvo for a summer of celebration, and five more group-stage matches will follow over the subsequent two-plus weeks.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
To Newman and Farrell, this is more than just another salvo in global competition.
—Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvo
Noun
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Ukraine's air force said in a post to Telegram that Russia launched 810 drones and 13 missiles into the country in the latest barrage, of which 747 drones and four missiles were shot down.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the drone and missile barrage killed four people and caused damage across the north, south and east of the country, including the cities of Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih and Odesa, as well as in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions.—
Lidia Kelly,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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The glass-half-full crowd would view such a flurry of transactions as evidence that five teams wanted Ureña enough to sign him.—
Mike Digiovanna,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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In part of a flurry of motions from both sides in the past week, Stines is asking for a judge to release him on bail.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Footage of the game showed off its sleek new graphics, with a doubles match leaving Mario reeling to connect with a volley as his feet slip in realistic grass.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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Sure didn’t look that way at the outset, and Sabalenka used a nifty drop-shot-volley-winner combination to help go up a break and grab a 4-2 lead.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Salvo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvo. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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