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
Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 31 Jan. 2025
This included rocket barrages and a ground assault in which Hamas fighters infiltrated Israeli towns and military bases.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The collapse happened around 12:45 p.m. Monday, when about 150 feet of the wharf tore off into the bay as powerful swells barraged the structure.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Multiple users wondered whether this move would help the President realize his campaign promise of lowering the price of eggs.
USAID has been in a particularly difficult spot since the barrage of executive orders flew off the Resolute Desk during Trump’s first days in office.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 31 Jan. 2025
This included rocket barrages and a ground assault in which Hamas fighters infiltrated Israeli towns and military bases.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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
The collapse happened around 12:45 p.m. Monday, when about 150 feet of the wharf tore off into the bay as powerful swells barraged the structure.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrage
Noun
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After a slow start to free agency, the Valkyries have made a flurry of moves.—
Joseph Dycus,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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The scene between Lipa, 29, and Turner, 34, also sparked a flurry of other reactions from fans.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The massive hole in the house left the basement flooded and destroyed.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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Virgen Viera was scanning her phone for updates about the crash when photos and videos began flooding social media.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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Join 5 others in the comments View Comments The most highly energetic particles in the universe, cosmic rays bombard Earth from space.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
12 Feb. 2025
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Image After Hamas’s 2023 attack, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 250 others abducted to Gaza, Israel had bombarded the territory, aiming to decimate the militants.—
Lara Jakes,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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The quick-fire volley of tariffs between the U.S. and China in recent days has heightened global fears of a new trade war between the world's two largest economies.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2025
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When the miles-long chase reached an end on Bailey Avenue, the three were bracing themselves as Velasquez rammed them with his own truck, then fired a volley of gunshots.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The Palestinians who lived there had no homes because their homes were bombed (that is another story for another time).—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2025
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But the most dangerous favor, by far, would be U.S. assistance in bombing Iranian nuclear sites — or even threatening to do so in a new campaign of diplomatic coercion.—
Rosemary Kelanic,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2025
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Most of the kitchen equipment and heating and cooling devices were in good shape, Narr noted, but the fireplace needs repair and two air-conditioning units should be replaced, and rooftop hail guards should be installed.—
Amy Wilde,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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More than a third of the AI researchers in the United States hail from China.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Members of Elon Musk’s team reportedly have accessed sensitive department data, and some members of Congress went to department headquarters to question the team but were denied access.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
8 Feb. 2025
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Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has put out guidance on how school officials should respond should immigration agents attempt to question or remove students.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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Instead, Trump spent most of his 40 minutes speaking to roughly 1,000 supporters in a casino ballroom lauding his win in November, mocking former President Biden’s administration and touting his torrent of executive actions since taking office.—
Will Weissert and Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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But before the volcano unleashed its torrent of rock, ash and toxic gases, Pompeii was just another Roman town on the coast of the Mediterranean.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Barrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrage. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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