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
Mathias Hammer, semafor.com, 17 June 2025
Hours later, Iran responded by unleashing a barrage of missiles on Israeli cities, many of which were intercepted by the country’s Iron Dome defensive system, but some broke through, with explosions rattling Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Norfolk Island and Cocos Island A number of other Australian territories were barraged with tariffs, including Norfolk Island with a population of nearly 2,000 people; Cocos Island, with a population of just 544, and Christmas Island which is populated by 1,692 people.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
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Ukraine’s capital city Kyiv on Tuesday was hit with a barrage of Russian drones and missiles, killing at least 10 people in an overnight assault that marked the deadliest attack on the capital in almost a year.
—Mathias Hammer, semafor.com, 17 June 2025
Hours later, Iran responded by unleashing a barrage of missiles on Israeli cities, many of which were intercepted by the country’s Iron Dome defensive system, but some broke through, with explosions rattling Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
Verb
The update comes as Russia continues to barrage Ukraine with missile strikes three years into its full-scale invasion.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Norfolk Island and Cocos Island A number of other Australian territories were barraged with tariffs, including Norfolk Island with a population of nearly 2,000 people; Cocos Island, with a population of just 544, and Christmas Island which is populated by 1,692 people.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrage
Noun
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Then, in early May, came a flurry of warnings — emails from spoofed Coinbase.com addresses, suspicious activity alerts, and a barrage of phone calls.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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In the third period with game seemingly out of reach and in desperate need of a flurry of foals, Edmonton made a strategic decision to pull its goalie with more than six minutes remaining in the game.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
17 June 2025
Verb
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The Times story became an immediate sensation, and similar stories flooded news sites everywhere.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2025
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As new waves of detainees flooded into the facility over the last two weeks, the staffer said, the facility was chaotic and lacking basic supplies.—
Jenny Jarvie,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
Verb
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People know they won’t be bombarded with too much violence or language.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
18 June 2025
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The New Media Circuit and What That Means for Indie Film by KLA Media Group Everyone trying to make an independent film has been bombarded with the (true) sentiment that your job doesn’t end after the film premieres or finds distribution.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
16 June 2025
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Messi has scored volleys, half-volleys, soft chips, close-range headers, and several game-winners as an MLS player.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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This apparent rapprochement follows accusations from both sides that the other country violated a May 12 truce negotiated in Geneva, which halted retaliatory tariff volleys between the two that veered as high as 145%.—
Michael Barclay,
Quartz,
6 June 2025
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But those threats were beaten back in the last few years of war, and twice last year, Israel got practice rounds bombing Iran following Iranian missile fire.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
25 June 2025
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But the Israel-Iran conflict − and Trump's decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear sites − has scrambled the high-stakes meeting as world leaders search for an endgame to the 12-day air war that's killed hundreds of people in Iran and dozens in Israel.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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While hail of that size is certainly an anomaly, Hawila said there’s been a trend toward more and larger hail during North Texas storms.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2025
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That equals about 4 percent of all college athletes, only a sliver of whom hail from the 19 restricted countries.—
Justin Williams,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
Verb
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Skeptics will point to his physical issues and question his fit outside the Warriors’ unique system.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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But an analysis of new data from Hubble and the European Space Agency’s Gaia Space Telescope has caused researchers to question that time frame.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
21 June 2025
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But that hasn't stopped a torrent of big news this week, from exploding Starships to significant reuse milestones being reached in Asia.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
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On a purely textual level, the sentences are a torrent, jouncing on rocks, gliding gleefully through mud.—
Jane Alison
June 17,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2025
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