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noun

bə-ˈräzh

Definition of barrage

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

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

Gabriel Zucman, an economist, a Proposition 40 enthusiast and one of the co-authors of the more optimistic study, has issued a barrage of attacks on that paper. — Ramesh Ponnuru, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026 The school year started out with a barrage of bad news for public school parents. — Ciara Jackson, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 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

Noun

Prop 1’s complexity has led to a flurry of competing TV ads interpreting it in opposite ways.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2026
The executive order was quickly met with a flurry of lawsuits, which resulted in a preliminary injunction blocking the USPS from enforcing any new rules in response to Trump’s order.

— Philip Wang, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of flurry

Verb

For much of the Gaza war, Israeli protesters flooded the streets demanding that Netanyahu strike a deal with Hamas to release Israeli hostages and end the fighting.

— Daniel Estrin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
The area has experienced unusually heavy rain since Wednesday that caused rivers to surge, flooding homes and forcing water rescues.

— Anna Wilder, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of flood

Noun

The source added that there were concerns in Tehran before the meeting on Sunday that Israel could resume its bombardment of Iran this week.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Scrutiny is also mounting of Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, which continued last night; a UN commission concluded on Monday that these attacks constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of bombardment

Verb

Ohioans are getting bombarded with Republican ads on tax cuts, but the message is falling flat with many voters who feel the weight of higher prices.

— Jarrell Dillard, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2026
Go a little deeper All this diplomatic whiplash comes as Russia continues to bombard Ukraine with drone and missile strikes, killing hundreds of civilians in September alone and leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power.

— Caitlin Dewey, Vox, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of bombard

Noun

James Bree scored a superb volley to give the visitors a two-goal lead in the 11th minute.

— Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
For example, rather than presenting viewers with alternating volleys of 30-second pitches, the network has kept the pacing lively by patching in creative of varying lengths throughout the night.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of volley

Verb

The Israelis bombed the cemetery where her friends were buried, leaving body parts and bones scattered for relatives to collect like a puzzle.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
But shipments have since collapsed in the eight months since Iran bombed its key production facility at Ras Laffan.

— Spencer Kimball,Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of bomb

Noun

While the severe storm threat is less today, some storms Sunday afternoon and evening could be strong enough to produce gusty winds, isolated large hail and possible tornadoes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Arizona saw baseball-sized hail and a possible tornado that injured at least one person Wednesday evening.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of hail

Verb

Prosecutors said the 33-year-old suspect, a German citizen who has ties to the Berchtesgaden area but doesn't currently live there, was questioned.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
A number of protesters were also taken in for questioning and not allowed to join planned marches, according to local media.

— Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

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