1
as in loads
a considerable amount
a visit to an amusement park should be a barrel of laughs
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2
as in races
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 Synonyms for barrels
Noun
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In this role, Walker and her team have access to more than ten million casks from the 30 distilleries that Diageo owns, some of which are from ghost distilleries that were shuttered years ago like Port Ellen and Brora (both of which were revived and have started to make whisky again).—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
10 Mar. 2025 -
The use of chestnut casks is uncommon but not unheard of in Irish whiskey.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Now, there are piles of them back at the house.—
Jared Weiss,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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The fire is spotting ahead of itself in mulch piles and making runs across levees that are in place.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Romania, which shares chunks of border with Ukraine, has roughly 377 main battle tanks.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Military veterans and local conservationists came out on a chilly morning to carry chunks of limestone the size of soccer balls into the bay at low tide.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Popular premade mixes sold in tins or individual packets make hot cocoa an easy and accessible treat.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
23 Dec. 2024
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Another woman posted a photograph of two bottles of water, a can of tomatoes, and two other small tins of food on social media.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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With catering, families can avoid the expense of purchasing and preparing large quantities of food, which can often go to waste.—
Ronny Maye,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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But the mountains can’t make snow if temperatures aren’t cold enough, and natural snow has only been falling in large quantities later in the season in recent years at many resorts, according Andria Huskinson, communication and public relations manager at Solitude.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
22 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Johnson immediately lets out an expletive and quickly drives past the animal.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2025
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For example, a lack of government buy-in and support means insurance companies aren’t as likely to cover genetic screening, which drives up costs and puts tests out of reach for many patients.—
Tyler Shepherd,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2025
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All schools in Ireland and Northern Ireland were closed on Friday, while hundreds were also shuttered across Scotland, with Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney also warning against travel.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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Having hundreds of officers out on permanent injury or sick leave, plus dozens more detailed to various specialized task forces, has exacerbated the staffing crunch.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Biden administration tried and failed to block numerous tech deals, including Meta’s purchase of a small virtual reality start-up, Within.—
David McCabe,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The Biden administration tried and failed to block numerous tech deals, including Meta’s purchase of a small virtual reality start-up, Within.—
David McCabe,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Barrels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrels. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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