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
Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2025
The pastor’s arrest is the one of the latest in the Trump administration’s barrage of immigration cases, targeting not only undocumented migrants but also people living in the United States legally on student visas and green cards.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Some Republican senators are barraging leadership with concerns about spending cuts for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, while budget hawks are demanding more deficit reduction and railing against a House compromise to lift the cap on state and local tax deductions.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 June 2025
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Noun
The boar charged at them from just 10 yards and a barrage of gunfire ensued.
—Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2025
The pastor’s arrest is the one of the latest in the Trump administration’s barrage of immigration cases, targeting not only undocumented migrants but also people living in the United States legally on student visas and green cards.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Verb
But, once the accusation spread, Samara was barraged with threats.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Some Republican senators are barraging leadership with concerns about spending cuts for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, while budget hawks are demanding more deficit reduction and railing against a House compromise to lift the cap on state and local tax deductions.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrage
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The exec’s comments came after the company made a flurry of ESPN announcements, including a landmark deal with the NFL to swap equity for control of NFL Media assets.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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Since most of the agency’s old guard departed in a flurry of resignations more than a year ago, SANDAG’s new leaders have moved to make many of the outstanding reforms called for by auditors, a new report finds.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Several Survivor alums flooded the comments section on Kay's post to share their well wishes to the couple.—
Lauren Huff Published,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In fact, last year the U.S. Supreme Court refused to rule on the issue in a case brought by Texas ranchers whose property had been effectively taken from them by a Texas transportation project that flooded their land.—
Andrew Wimer,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Like Earth, Mars continues to be bombarded by space rocks.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Israel has repeatedly bombarded Gaza City and carried out numerous raids there, only to return to neighborhoods again and again as militants regrouped.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Cameron Antwi unleashed an airborne karate-kick volley and then Michael Reindorf planted an unsaveable beauty into the top part of the top corner just a few first-half minutes later.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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Pete Sampras, Michael Chang, Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe and Boris Becker, as well as old-school titans Roy Emerson, Pancho Segura, Alex Olmedo, Bobby Riggs, Pancho Gonzalez and Rod Laver, have smashed volleys and serves on these local courts.—
Richard Dunn,
Oc Register,
17 July 2025
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Just before Folds stepped onstage for his show, his tour manager held up his phone to show him the news: the U.S. had bombed Iran.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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The deputy head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is headed to Iran on Monday, the first visit by an official from the top nuclear watchdog since the United States bombed three of the regime’s nuclear sites in June.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Aug. 2025
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The storms could bring wind gusts of up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail (1 inch).—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Aug. 2025
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Wind gusts of up to 30 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) are predicted.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Parents had questioned the safety of the roof installation and associated smells, prompting the district to conduct air quality tests, according to an Aug. 1 letter to parents.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The crowd also questioned the president's approach to immigration enforcement.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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The torrent of woe-is-me stories out of Harvard never ends.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
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Authorities discharged floodwater from a reservoir in Miyun on Monday after its maximum flood peak flow reached a record high of 6,550 cubic meters per second, to make space for incoming torrents, Xinhua reported.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
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