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
Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
Led by a barrage of buckets from Williams and Salaün, the Valkyries took a 66-53 lead going into the final 10 minutes.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
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
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Noun
Three bystanders — Yamile Martinez, 21; Johntaya Alexander, 21; and Melinda Davis, 57, also were killed in the seconds after the shooting started, unable to escape the barrage.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
Led by a barrage of buckets from Williams and Salaün, the Valkyries took a 66-53 lead going into the final 10 minutes.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 13 June 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrage
Noun
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Brunson would not go quietly, using another flurry of points to cut the Spurs’ lead back down to six as the quarter neared the halfway point.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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That pronouncement set off a flurry of activity that saw reporters scrambling to post to social media channels, while still trying to listen to what Berry had to say.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Verb
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The shooting came hours after thousands of Knicks fans flooded streets across Manhattan to celebrate the franchise's first NBA title since 1973.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Jubilant Knicks fans flooded the streets of New York Saturday night, crowding into intersections and climbing light poles and buses, to celebrate the team’s first NBA championship win in more than 50 years.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Elsewhere in Ukraine, at least five people have been killed following Russian bombardment in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, according to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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This was taken for granted in the past, but the existence of this late-in-the-day bombardment is heavily debated in the scientific community.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
12 June 2026
Verb
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During a subsequent tech convention in California, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel sported a pair of the oversized goggles, which feature a cartoonishly large frame with reflective lenses that seemingly do little to obscure the fact that people wearing them are being bombarded with visual information.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
17 June 2026
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In that essay, Troemel argued that artists were bombarding the internet with their work, and that this constant posting represented an essential shift.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Lopes notably threw himself in front of a Mikel Oyarzabal volley with just moments to go, a prime example of the back-four’s commitment to defend their goal.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Al-Owais made another save on a close-range header, but Arujuo, who plays for Portugal’s Sporting CP, scored on a volley for Uruguay’s sole goal of the night.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
16 June 2026
Verb
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It was used in bombing missions during the current conflict between the US and Iran.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Additionally, Russia has ramped up attacks on civilian centers usually considered off-limits in wartime, such as a 1,000-year-old cathedral and monastery complex in Kyiv that was bombed Sunday night, killing three people.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
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Several vehicles park on the side of Interstate 694 in Fridley, Minnesota, as hail falls on June 19, 2026.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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The storms may bring quarter-sized hail (1 inch).—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Thirty years after Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted of murdering their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, Jose's former business partner still questions what led to the killings.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Nearly a decade later, public opinion has shifted, and there are signs that the decision to leave is being questioned by at least some within the governing Labour party.—
Anand Menon,
Time,
13 June 2026
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“Barrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrage. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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