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
Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Boston’s barrage of misses allowed the Knicks to climb back into the game.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 May 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
The Yankees’ barrage came after the Padres went up 3-2 in the top of the seventh on singles by Gavin Sheets and Elias Díaz and an RBI double by Fernando Tatis Jr.
Padres relievers had been handed a lead in the seventh inning 13 times and preserved them all.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Boston’s barrage of misses allowed the Knicks to climb back into the game.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 May 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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The news spread quickly, and the prospect of IDR payments doubling or tripling for some married borrowers led to a flurry of questions, distress on social media, and even talk of extreme measures.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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In a flurry of diplomatic developments over the weekend, Russia shunned the ceasefire proposal tabled by the U.S. and European leaders, but offered direct talks with Ukraine on Thursday.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
Verb
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Hospital hallways have been flooded with the injured and dead.—
Carrie Kahn,
NPR,
16 May 2025
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The Midcentury Modern home of Justin Edwards, one half of the couple whose love story informs the show — an adaptation of Judy Blume’s 1975 novel — is flooded with work from Black Angelenos.—
Karla Marie Sanford,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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With a transplant, a patient is bombarded with high-dose chemotherapy to kill the cancerous plasma cells.—
David Armstrong,
ProPublica,
8 May 2025
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The Indian military claimed Pakistan bombarded areas of Kashmir with artillery in retaliation.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
6 May 2025
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No more so than in the 98th minute of the match, when central defender Tarkowski thundered a volley into the net to earn his side a point.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Holding one of his rackets and giving Leo another and a ball, Sinner suggested a quick volley.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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When Russia began bombing Kyiv in 2022, the walls were blown away, exposing the old newspapers.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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On May 2, Israel bombed an area near the presidential palace in Damascus.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
17 May 2025
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Those areas are at particular risk of supercells, highly organized, longer-lasting storms that produce even stronger winds and larger hail — in the case of Friday, bigger than baseballs — than typical thunderstorms.—
Amy Graff,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Half-dollar-sized hail (1.25 inches) is predicted with the incoming storm.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Some justices question why Trump admin did not seek direct ruling on birthright citizenship Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan asked why the Trump administration on Thursday sought to block nationwide injunctions rather than resolve whether a birthright citizenship order is constitutional.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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The beauty of Forever is that despite difficult moments in its episodes, there is no overt trauma; and yet, there is much to question and unpack.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
16 May 2025
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The company has been grappling with a historic cyberattack, higher-than-expected medical costs and a torrent of public blowback after the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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The Big Picture Want to catch up on the recent torrent of news?—
Rebecca Dzombak,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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“Barrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrage. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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