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
Makena Kelly, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
Warren started the scoring barrage with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Colston Loveland with eight seconds left in the first half.
—Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 24 Nov. 2024
F.d. Flam, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
Tehran barraged Israel with hundreds of missiles Oct. 1, although the attacks were mostly thwarted.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
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Under Gary Gensler, the sitting SEC chair, the crypto industry has faced what many in its ranks allege to be an unjust and targeted barrage of litigation.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
Warren started the scoring barrage with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Colston Loveland with eight seconds left in the first half.
—Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 24 Nov. 2024
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These scientists are losing funding, watching their research centers close down, and getting barraged with subpoenas.
—F.d. Flam, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
Tehran barraged Israel with hundreds of missiles Oct. 1, although the attacks were mostly thwarted.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
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The mysterious reply sparked a flurry of additional attempts from users on Reddit to get the artificial intelligence tool to say the name – all to no avail.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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In another finish, Jarvis was battering Ben Williams before the latter stayed down on the canvas following a nasty flurry.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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After an incident like this, he typically gets flooded with requests (and said the calls had already started coming in).Nathan Bomey, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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The moody, dark colors of the interiors are offset by high ceilings and walls of glass that flood the house with natural light, while the hard edges and metal accents are softened by rough-sawn English oak floorboards, natural materials and cozy fabrics.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2024
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Consumers in California were bombarded last month with 11 food recall notices that included raw milk from Fresno infected with H5N1 bird flu, organic carrots from City of Commerce contaminated with E. coli and cucumbers from Arizona that contained salmonella.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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Lawmakers leaving the meeting on Thursday were bombarded with questions from reporters on the policy specifics of a DOGE blueprint, including on issues Mr. Musk has posted about on X, his social media platform.Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Popular on Variety The move represents a significant volley in Hollywood’s ongoing streaming wars, in which Disney and its rivals are working to fend off inroads made among video consumers by digital competitors such as Netflix, Apple and Amazon.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
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Then on October 5, Israeli forces unleashed a volley of aerial and ground attacks on three neighborhoods in northern Gaza, decimating entire street blocks, compounding chronic hunger and leaving emergency crews unable to rescue civilians wounded by the onslaught.Abeer Salman, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
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The Syrian civil war, up to last week, was the tedious winnowing process in which the Assad government bombed, killed, and terrorized Syrians into either fleeing the country or submitting to him.Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Russian forces are bombing the steel smelters regularly.Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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The contingent of recipients hail from 45 countries, with a record 34 recipients from the U.S., the country Prince Harry has called home since stepping back from his royal role in 2020. Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage?Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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The newest members of the program hail from seven different states.Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 4 Dec. 2024
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The person of interest depicted in the photos is wanted for questioning, police said.Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
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Fallon then questioned whether the acting director was serving in that role at the 9/11 memorial.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Officials made the decision to release a torrent of water through the Grand Canyon to keep Glen Canyon Dam from overspilling.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
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Kamala Harris’s sudden elevation to the top of the Democratic ticket, brat summer, Elon Musk’s torrent of money into the race for Trump, the online Manosphere, far-right extremists and Trump’s win.Leah Feiger, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Barrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrage. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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