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
ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Thune didn't publicly address the barrage of criticisms from Johnson's membership on Friday.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
After Warren Buffett’s death, Susie, Howie and Peter will become three of the most important philanthropists in the world, scrutinized by the media, widely followed by other wealthy donors and barraged with requests for funds.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
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Noun
As the United States and Israel continue their missile barrage on Iran, where authorities say more than 3,000 people have been killed in the war.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Thune didn't publicly address the barrage of criticisms from Johnson's membership on Friday.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
Heavy snowfall is also expected to barrage the southern Appalachians, Carolinas, and southern mid-Atlantic, starting on Friday, Jan. 30, through the weekend.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
After Warren Buffett’s death, Susie, Howie and Peter will become three of the most important philanthropists in the world, scrutinized by the media, widely followed by other wealthy donors and barraged with requests for funds.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrage
Noun
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Golden State pulled away from there, keeping the pesky Wizards at bay with a flurry of 3-pointers and free throws.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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In the franchise’s inaugural game on March 14 in San Jose, a flurry of impressive saves kept Denver in it until the final whistle, despite the club playing a woman down for most of the match after Janine Sonis was sent off in the 26th minute.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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The American Jewish community responded to the Yom Kippur War, which killed nearly three thousand Israeli soldiers, by flooding Israel with donations; doctors and students volunteered to join the war effort.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Inside, a central ramp—which spirals upward and outward from one exhibition floor to the next—creates an open interior space, flooded with daylight that pours in through a glass dome.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Efforts by Gulf states to diversify from oil and become international finance and tourism hubs are also at risk amid the Iranian bombardment.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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The current bombardment does not create a new wound so much as reactivate the generational trauma and militarization that structure life in Iran and across the Middle East.—
Mehrnoush Soroush,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Almost one month into their joint military campaign, the United States and Israel have killed a host of senior Iranian leaders and bombarded key sites across the country.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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Tulip bulbs don’t thrive well in shade and excessive moisture, but shouldn’t be bombarded with rays either.—
Michelle Mastro,
Architectural Digest,
24 Mar. 2026
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Angharad James-Turner’s 18th-minute volley found the net off the palm of KC goalkeeper Lorena.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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He was replaced by Ethan Nwaneri, who scored with a neat half-volley from Igor Paixão's left-wing cross.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One of the sites bombed that day was an Iranian school, leading to at least 175 deaths, most of them children.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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The United States bombed the Isfahan facility along with two other nuclear sites on June 22.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Southern Michigan saw quarter-sized hail Thursday evening, March 26, after a band of storms rolled in prompting severe thunderstorm warnings.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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After the hail of gunfire, Peters sits back down.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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If someone invokes these rights, police are supposed to stop questioning them immediately.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Quinn says investigators questioned his story.—
Lauren Clark,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Barrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrage. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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