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noun

bə-ˈräzh

Definition of barrage

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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verb

bə-ˈräzh

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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Noun

The change in warships comes after a fresh barrage of reporting about diminishing food supplies, a lack of hygiene products and declining mental health for service members who have been on board the Lincoln since November 2025. — Chris Quintana, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 To reinforce its point, the North followed up Thursday with a barrage of about a dozen short-range ballistic missiles launched from around the capital, Pyongyang, eastward toward the sea, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff. — Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026

Verb

Residents of Syracuse, New York — America’s snowiest city — once barraged a service hotline with street neglect complaints during blizzards, even if plows had passed two hours earlier but the work was hidden by fresh snow. — Jeff McMurray, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026 We’re often barraged with a series of facts, dates and notable events, and the results can be dry as dust. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for barrage

Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrage

Noun

However, this flurry of spy satellite development was short-lived.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
But over the next two decades, the singer would reiterate her legacy as an unstoppable force with a flurry of world tours, studio albums, film projects, corporate partnerships, and books.

— Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of flurry

Verb

The twin springs that gave the Revolutionary War battle its name are no more, inundated by the 1940s project that flooded the Santee River basin for hydroelectric power and flood control.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Each room is flooded with amber Southwestern light, framed by chunky wooden beams, and the massive beds are adorned with local textiles.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of flood

Noun

The Russian leader might try to overwhelm Ukraine this winter with a massive bombardment campaign aimed at destroying its energy grid.

— Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2026
The government has been carrying out a counteroffensive since January, with aerial bombardments and ground assaults, despite an official commitment to the peace agreement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of bombardment

Verb

Kyiv urgently needs more interceptors before winter, when Russia routinely bombards its power grid, but the demands of the Iran war and slow output of the sophisticated interceptors have left Ukraine short and vulnerable.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Data centers are shifting from the training of AI models — a stage that involves bombarding them with data — to a phase known as inference.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of bombard

Noun

The world’s strikers are going to have to reach deep into their bag of sweetly struck volleys, mazy solo goals and thundering free kicks to eclipse it.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Sam Junqua played an arcing first-touch cross from 35 yards out on the left side to the back post and Marczuk gently rolled in the volley.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of volley

Verb

Hmeimin served as a hub for Syrian warplanes that repeatedly bombed anti-Assad opposition groups, killing several civilians and destroying large parts of Syria’s infrastructure, including hospitals and medical facilities, in the process.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Their meeting came days after Trump threatened to bomb the country over their Strait of Hormuz negotiations with Iran.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of bomb

Noun

Damaging winds and large hail are the main threats with these storms, but some isolated storms could also produce spotty flooding.

— Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
No one blinks at a pregnant Sarah constantly running through hails of gunfire — sans prenatal vitamins or a home.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

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