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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Where casks have healthy fill levels and are part of a long term maturation plan then they can mostly be saved for later sale and bottling.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024 -
When the bottles are not leaving the shelves at retail then in turn the market for mature casks slows.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The cats' plates included their water bowls and two piles of food.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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Letting the roast simmer for hours in a mixture of pickled jalapeño brine and fish sauce yields a fall-apart tangle of meat that’s wildly good on soft rolls or over piles of rice.—
Margaux Laskey,
New York Times,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Large chunks of the pier were left floating in the water.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
24 Dec. 2024
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For those of us on the outside, splitting the campaign into smaller chunks can offer us a bit more insight than simply looking at the league table, especially as the campaign progresses.—
Duncan Alexander,
The Athletic,
23 Dec. 2024
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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Everyone either deals directly with a customer, supports someone who does or is part of the process that drives or supports the customer experience.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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Zack Rosenblatt spent time with Vrabel over the last five months and came away with a fantastic tale of who Vrabel is now, and what drives him.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The changing fortunes of the two chipmakers underscores the fleeting nature of leadership in the tech industry and how a few key decisions can result in hundreds of billions — or even trillions — of dollars in market cap shifts.—
Ari Levy,Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
31 Dec. 2024
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But that expansion did not go quite as planned, as hundreds of drivers received erroneous tickets.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Should the Pistons do anything at the trade deadline except pick up a few assets by facilitating three-way deals?—
Hunter Patterson,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Walmart is out to wow you with today's tech deals.—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Barrels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrels. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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