1
as in ton
a considerable amount
a visit to an amusement park should be a barrel of laughs
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2
as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
faced with a firm deadline, we barreled through the project at a furious pace
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Recent Examples of barrel
Morgan Tilton, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025
The United States imported almost 4.6 million barrels of oil daily from Canada in October and 563,000 barrels from Mexico, according to the Energy Information Administration.
—Zeke Miller, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
Sam Thielman, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The years of positive reviews preceded a Dec. 28 crash with a Brightline train, where Wyatt drove a $1 million ladder truck onto the tracks with the crossing gates lowered as the high-speed passenger drain barreled toward it.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
As for sippers, Newton’s personal favorite is the dark, three-year-aged Exclusive Rum, which starts in a bourbon barrel before finishing in a local wine barrel from Buckel.
—Morgan Tilton, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025
The United States imported almost 4.6 million barrels of oil daily from Canada in October and 563,000 barrels from Mexico, according to the Energy Information Administration.
—Zeke Miller, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
And his stories barrel along at an entertaining pace, leaving us no time to wonder how, exactly, we have been conned into reading a whole page of implied noses.
—Sam Thielman, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The years of positive reviews preceded a Dec. 28 crash with a Brightline train, where Wyatt drove a $1 million ladder truck onto the tracks with the crossing gates lowered as the high-speed passenger drain barreled toward it.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrel
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Taco Dip Instead of taking up tons of space with an all-out taco bar, throw everything into a slow-cooker and serve up this taco dip. 24.—
Christine Byrne,
StyleCaster,
8 Feb. 2025
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One humanitarian aid leader, who asked that ABC News not use their name as many organizations are worried about retribution from the Trump administration, described sitting on over 1,000 tons of food in Mozambique that needs to be distributed.—
MaryAlice Parks,
ABC News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Abbruzzese, who played drums on the band's first three albums before being fired in 1994, was excluded.—
Troy Smith,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Photo: Courtesy of Tatiana The Upper West Side has always marched to the beat of its own drum.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
11 Feb. 2025
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But before construction can begin, the city must acquire to relocate the utilities (pipes, fiber, cables).—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2025
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Al Drago/Getty Images/Getty Images North America Removing lead paint and pipes.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
12 Feb. 2025
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William Byron raced to his second straight Daytona 500 win, dodging a string of late-race wrecks that knocked out a chunk of contenders and sent the Hendrick Motorsports driver into victory lane Sunday night at Daytona International Speedway.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Mayor, 3 council seats open:Local Surprise City Hall races to watch in 2024 Speaking to the ongoing population and business growth in Surprise, Sada said there were multiple factors attributing to it.—
Shawn Raymundo,
The Arizona Republic,
16 Feb. 2025
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Critics argue that $10 million is a drop in the bucket compared to the size of the problem.—
ALEJANDRA MARTINEZ The Texas Tribune,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Feb. 2025
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The fly went off to be one of 15 on the lid of the soy sauce bucket next to the cookline.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed an executive order urging state officials to speed up implementation.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Eyewitnesses reported the shooting immediately afterwards and gave the license plate of the SUV that sped off, which is registered to Davis, prosecutors said.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2025
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Moore’s book is among dozens placed off limits for at least a week in school libraries operated by the DOD as the new administration aims to roll back protections for transgender people and terminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Most grocers that are implementing restrictions on eggs are limiting shoppers to two dozen per trip.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Over the past month, M23’s lightning advances have expanded its control over North Kivu province’s lucrative coltan, gold and tin ore mines, uprooting thousands in what was already one of the world’s most dire humanitarian crises.—
Reuters,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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Excavations also uncovered two tin weights used for spinning wool and a very rare metal comb used for making clothing, archaeologists said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Barrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrel. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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