as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
attacked the manager with a salvo of complaints before she even managed to say "hello"
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Recent Examples of salvo
The exchange of strikes represented the latest salvo since a surprise attack by Israel two days earlier aimed at decimating Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
In both instances, the U.S. and several other nations came to Israel's defense in intercepting the incoming salvo, but damage was reported to several sites.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
On Friday evening, Israel said a salvo of some 100 ballistic missiles had been fired from Iran, with five to seven landing in Israel.
—Shoshanna Solomon, Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2025
Its opening salvo usually sees the arrival of anywhere between 9,000 and 10,000 riders, with between 17,500 and 18,000 people descending on Motala for the 196-mile race.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
In both instances, the U.S. and several other nations came to Israel's defense in intercepting the incoming salvo, but damage was reported to several sites.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
On Friday evening, Israel said a salvo of some 100 ballistic missiles had been fired from Iran, with five to seven landing in Israel.
—Shoshanna Solomon, Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2025
Its opening salvo usually sees the arrival of anywhere between 9,000 and 10,000 riders, with between 17,500 and 18,000 people descending on Motala for the 196-mile race.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvo
Noun
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To be fair, the drone barrages may still have aided Iran by diverting attention from ballistic missiles and compelling expenditures of expensive missiles.—
Sebastien Roblin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The barrage included targets in Western Ukraine, a region far from the front lines that doesn't often see bombardments.—
Greg Dixon,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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Senate Republicans steered the sweeping policy bill past a filibuster by using the protections of a process known as budget reconciliation, which also required the legislation to undergo a flurry of amendment votes that stretched from early Monday to lunchtime Tuesday.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
1 July 2025
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On the Rox: After advising Walker Monfort to push for the firing of GM Bill Schmidt, a flurry of texts came in, panning the Rockies’ business model.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
28 June 2025
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Iran responded by launching volleys of missiles at Israeli targets in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Advertisement The fragile ceasefire appeared to come about quickly late Monday, after Iran retaliated to the U.S. airstrike with a dangerous but largely symbolic volley of ballistic missiles targeting major U.S. base in Qatar.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
24 June 2025
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“Salvo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvo. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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