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noun

bə-ˈräzh How to pronounce barrage (audio)
Definition of barragenext
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 How to pronounce barrage (audio)
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
Noun
Syracuse outgained Cal by almost 200 yards last week and still lost 21-18 after Steve Angeli threw three interceptions and the Orange were called for a barrage of penalties. — Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 But with their popularity, there have been some incidents where some stars have been made to feel uncomfortable by the barrage of requests that come at them. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
Checchi, in particular, barraged voters with an unrelenting flood of ads. — Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for barrage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrage
  1. flurry
  2. flood
  3. bombardment
  4. bombard
  5. volley
  6. bomb
  7. hail
  8. question
Noun
  • The announcements underscore Alibaba's growing push into the machinery behind the AI boom, amid a flurry of AI infrastructure investments by its Western tech peers as the race for computing power intensifies.
    — Jenny Lee,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The two Democrats have exchanged a flurry of critiques throughout the campaign.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of flurry
Verb
  • The policy is making the British glass industry more expensive than the cheap imports from China and Turkey which are flooding the market.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The announcement came almost a week after parts of Connecticut experienced flash flooding on Sunday, which dropped more than 7 inches of rain over a short period of time on the shoreline and left many roads flooded.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of flood
Noun
  • Einbinder and Sarandon have been among the most vocal advocates for the Palestinian cause amid Israel’s years-long bombardment of Gaza.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Russia hits apartment blocks, university The Russian bombardment of Zaporizhzhia late Sunday hit apartment blocks, a university and a shopping mall, among other sites, and wounded five people, Zelensky said on social media Monday.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of bombardment
Verb
  • Carole seems good-natured about answering questions but also acknowledges that she’s been bombarded by them.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
  • It has been seen all too often in which stars are bombarded with requests at hotels and at airports.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of bombard
Noun
  • Castro scored with a volley from inside the box in the 87th minute—enough for the Argentine team to advance with a 2-1 aggregate score.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Jorrel Hato misjudged the flight of the delivery, allowing Belloumi to emphatically half-volley a shot into the bottom corner.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of volley
Verb
  • Most of these were later destroyed when the family house was bombed during the Lebanese Civil War of 1975.
    — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The person in the White House has asked Ukraine to stop bombing Russian refineries and oil/gas/diesel facilities.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of bomb
Noun
  • The simmering tension between Kotler and Tankilevitch help Bezmozgis patiently delay their showdown until, after taking time to instill tension and suspense, two opposing forces collide in a hail of fiery accusations and fisticuffs.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
  • There is a possibility of hail and strong wind gusts with some of the stronger storms.
    — Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of hail
Verb
  • The family initially claimed Ellis acted in self-defense after Matthew entered the home with a knife, but investigators soon questioned that account.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The article went viral, garnering pushback from the LGBT community over how it was covered and more attention to the LGBT bar itself from conservative pundits, who questioned why the bar still had a mask mandate.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026
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“Barrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrage. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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