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
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
The couple exchanged a barrage of text messages in the afternoon and into the evening of O’Keefe’s last full day.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Since the Club’s December Monthly Meeting, Wall Street has been barraged by headlines that sent equities seesawing down and then up.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Michael died on April 4, 2024, of massive blood loss during an artillery barrage, trying to aid a wounded comrade, Larry Gloss said, citing the Russian death certificate.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
The couple exchanged a barrage of text messages in the afternoon and into the evening of O’Keefe’s last full day.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
Instantly, Heffernan said, trolls descended, barraging her with anti-Semitic and misogynistic messages.
—Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Since the Club’s December Monthly Meeting, Wall Street has been barraged by headlines that sent equities seesawing down and then up.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrage
Noun
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But the Magic were playing their best all-around game of the series up until the flurry of fouls by Banchero.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Against the polished, professional office backdrop, the dog's earnestness has struck a chord with viewers, leading to a flurry of hilarious reactions.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Chinese e-commerce sites arguably took the most advantage of the exemption, flooding the US market with ultra-low-cost products.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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Social media was flooded with references to The Handmaid’s Tale.—
Seyward Darby,
Vogue,
3 May 2025
Verb
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Because the moon lacks a magnetic field like Earth's, the barren lunar surface is constantly bombarded by energetic particles from the sun; these particles make up the solar wind.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Our brains, bombarded with daily information, prioritize stories over raw data as an efficient way to filter and retain what's significant.—
Tara Fitzpatrick-Navarro,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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In between those strikes, Bruno Fernandes almost scored a spectacular volley from Dalot’s long pass, his shot thumping off the crossbar.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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After the volley of letters, the future of the Trust Act is unclear.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Within hours of Hamas’s attack, on October 7th, 2023, Israel began bombing Gaza.—
Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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New York’s No. 1 romantic love bombs his new squeeze with grocery deliveries and an in-home masseuse visit, and Kate watches from the street as a pants-less Bronte runs out to tip the masseuse, who assures her that Joe Goldberg covered it all.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Prepare for penny-sized hail (0.75 inches) and wind gusts of up to 30 mph.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2025
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Be ready for pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) and wind gusts of up to 40 mph.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2025
Verb
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All the suspects are being questioned at police stations and have not been charged.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2025
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And perhaps most notably, past remarks of Kennedy seem to question a causal relationship between HIV and AIDS.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Noun
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But the two creeks skirting Damascus had already converged in a swollen torrent, swallowing the main road through town.—
Barbara Kingsolver,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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Wolf’s now-legendary 2018 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which was not attended by Donald Trump but was attended by his then-White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, drew a torrent of angry responses — and not all from the right.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Barrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrage. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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