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
Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
Advertisement Both Paxton’s baggage and his history of using his office to troll Democrats is a central feature in the Republican primary, which has devolved into a barrage of personal attacks of betrayal, adultery, and corruption.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Norman Powell started barraging them with catch-and-shoot 3s, accelerating momentum.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Edgecombe hit three 3-pointers during his scoring barrage in the first semifinal to win his duel with Charlotte’s Kon Knueppel, who scored just four points.
—Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
Advertisement Both Paxton’s baggage and his history of using his office to troll Democrats is a central feature in the Republican primary, which has devolved into a barrage of personal attacks of betrayal, adultery, and corruption.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
Although users will likely be barraged with unavoidable pop-up messages warning them of the dangers of running an unsupported operating system, Windows 10 will still work.
—Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Norman Powell started barraging them with catch-and-shoot 3s, accelerating momentum.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrage
Noun
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Her voice is intimate and resonant, whether cut up into indistinct background flurries or pushed to the front of the mix.—
Alex Robert Ross,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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The idea has spawned a flurry of products which are helping their customers resist the temptation of automatically picking up their phone and scrolling social media during any and every lull in the day.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The study also noted that many of these companies guaranteed some news outlets would cover the press releases, and were essentially flooding the space with garbage crypto information dressed up to look like reliable news.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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More than 4,000 tips flooded law enforcement agencies in the 24 hours after the images were broadcast.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Few places in the Gaza Strip were left unscathed by more than two years of Israeli bombardment.—
Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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The bombardment of political questions in each and every media meet only snowballed from there on.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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The two armies remain locked in battle on the roughly 750-mile front line, while Russia bombards civilian areas of Ukraine daily.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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They are bombarded with tough guy images in the media.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Feb. 2026
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On Fritz's last match point, Shelton converted a volley to get back to deuce and went on to hold serve with a backhand volley into the open court with both players at the net.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Cupid will be on the prowl this Valentine's Day weekend, hunting down potential targets to unleash a volley of amorous arrows onto unsuspecting mortals.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The war ended after NATO bombed Serbia for 78 days in 1999, eventually forcing it to pull out its troops from the territory.—
Zana Cimili,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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The suspects who bombed the office of Alex Odeh have long been identified by the FBI, and while one was imprisoned for unrelated crimes, the other two have been living comfortably in Israel for many years.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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As heavy rainstorms drenched areas near Indianapolis, residents in parts of southeastern Marion County reported pea-sized hail.—
Carol Kugler,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The first inkling of the government questioning the DHS account came from the US Department of Justice.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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The planned 90,000-square-foot project would represent the most significant change to the White House grounds in decades and is advancing even as it is challenged in court and questioned on Capitol Hill.—
Dan Diamond,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Barrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrage. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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