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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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
The strikes came weeks after Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel in retaliation for its assassinations of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders.
—NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
Susan Page, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
Based on a true story, season 1 followed the Brannock family (led by Watts and Cannavale) who move into an idyllic mansion only to be barraged by a series of threatening, anonymous letters sent to their home from a a mystery neighbor.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024
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Israel attacked the military targets in Iran with pre-dawn airstrikes Saturday in retaliation for the barrage of ballistic missiles the Islamic Republic fired on Israel earlier this month.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
The strikes came weeks after Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel in retaliation for its assassinations of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders.
—NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
Verb
Michigan's two Hope Townships are in the middle of a swing state barraged with campaign appeals that have fractured some families.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
Based on a true story, season 1 followed the Brannock family (led by Watts and Cannavale) who move into an idyllic mansion only to be barraged by a series of threatening, anonymous letters sent to their home from a a mystery neighbor.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024
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Meanwhile, a flurry of litigation in the state means thousands of provisional ballots will be cast.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The flurry of pre-election surveys all found Trump leading the race, although only one found the former president outside its margin of error.Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Since May, Liccardo and Low have duked it out on the campaign trail as millions of dollars flooded the race despite it not being one of California’s key battleground races.Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The intrigue: Big donors are flooding Pennsylvania with cash, and much of the attention is on Democratic Sen. Bob Casey's fight to keep his seat.Alexa Mencia, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Fans bombarded the request lines of the music video countdown program Dial MTV.Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024
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Instead of being bombarded with messages, customers could review proposals at their own pace, selecting the vendors that best meet their needs.R. Paul Singh, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Maintained in this state of wild vexation by volleys of planetary radiation— what if a genie replaced your phone with the club of somebody’s tibia bone?James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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The volley of digital ads paints Valadao as corrupt and responsible for the rising costs of housing and health care.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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The season opens with Kate learning she’s been reassigned from Afghanistan to the United Kingdom after a British aircraft carrier, the HMS Courageous, was bombed — killing 25 members of the Royal Navy.Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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In April of 1984, Hezbollah extended its reach, bombing a restaurant near the U.S. Air Force Base in Torrejon, Spain, killing 18 U.S. servicemembers and injuring 83.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Gross bookings, which includes ride hails, delivery orders and driver and merchant earnings but not tips, totaled $41 billion for the third quarter, slightly below the mid-point of Uber’s own guidance range.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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And in many ways, the story of Portuguese people in California — just over 350,000, according to the 2020 U.S. census — follows the arc of many immigrant groups in the U.S. Most hail from the Azores, a cluster of nine islands off the coast of Portugal.Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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Paxton was born into the church and comes across as more explicitly pious and less inherently questioning of her worldview.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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On the face of it, some buyers have questioned why a ‘sports biopic’ about a ping-pong player should come with such a price tag.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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And a torrent of water could be seen gushing beneath the streets in Letur in the southeast.Max Butterworth, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Muddy torrents tumbled vehicles down streets at high speeds, while pieces of wood swirled in the water with household items.Joseph Wilson and Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Barrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrage. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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