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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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barrage

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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
But a fastball down the middle on the first pitch in the third inning was hit over the wall in right field by Willi Castro to halve the lead and begin a barrage. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2026 The pregame news barrage on Tuesday afternoon was one of the more brutal in recent memory. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 July 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
  1. flurry
  2. flood
  3. bombardment
  4. bombard
  5. volley
  6. bomb
  7. hail
  8. question
Noun
  • Its results have sparked a flurry of activity as physicists try to determine whether the conflicting measurements are a side effect of different experimental procedures, or a sign that new particles are popping up after all.
    — Matt von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 29 July 2026
  • The nine innings the Giants played that followed the furious flurry of medical updates didn’t do much to lift the vibes.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
Definition of flurry
Verb
  • In one image, a young sitter with the Arabic word for ‘justice’ painted on her cheek gazes sensuously into the camera, while flooding the frame with wafts of smoke.
    — Michael-Oliver Harding, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • As the midterm elections kick into gear after Labor Day, Americans’ social feeds will be flooded with political videos.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of flood
Noun
  • In 2024, Biden administration officials warned that Russia was deploying testing technology for such a device, known as a fractional orbital bombardment system.
    — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026
  • The modern city has been battered by Israeli aerial bombardment, with some strikes landing perilously close to the columns, Roman baths, and necropolis.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of bombardment
Verb
  • Diesel has surged more than 40 cents a barrel over the past couple weeks after war broke out again in the Middle East and Ukraine bombarded Russian refineries with drone strikes.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • The United States bombarded Iran again on Monday after announcing the death of another American service member.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of bombard
Noun
  • Sean Johnson parried a shot by Jonathan Osorio but Corbeanu slammed home a volley that deflected off Johnson.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • The Geopolitical Angle This is the latest volley in what has become a global AI arms race.
    — Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of volley
Verb
  • The alleged joke bombed, greeted by the dinner attendees with silence.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 July 2026
  • Bahrain and Kuwait secretly sent fighter jets to bomb Iran, marking their first such attacks, sources told the Journal.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Definition of bomb
Noun
  • The biggest concerns are damaging wind gusts and large hail, though a few tornadoes are also possible.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 27 July 2026
  • Large hail is also a threats in these regions, but additional isolated tornadoes are possible.
    — Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Definition of hail
Verb
  • Even if the administration believes those problems warrant reform, legal experts question whether the OMB has the authority to impose this solution.
    — Lisa Song, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • Gallup's poll questioned 1,200 adults in telephone interviews from July 1 through 19.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 28 July 2026
Definition of question

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