as in bombarded
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 barraged
Each character has totally justified and totally unjustified reasons for resenting one another, and the sensation of absorbing those contrasting opinions is like being in a stuck bumper car, barraged and battered from all sides.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
Checchi, in particular, barraged voters with an unrelenting flood of ads.
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Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
Checchi, in particular, barraged voters with an unrelenting flood of ads.
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Los Angeles Times,
25 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.
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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.
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Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
After Warren Buffett’s death, Susie, Howie and Peter will become three of the most important philanthropists in the world, scrutinized by the media, widely followed by other wealthy donors and barraged with requests for funds.
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Robert Frank,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
Checchi, in particular, barraged voters with an unrelenting flood of ads.
—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
Checchi, in particular, barraged voters with an unrelenting flood of ads.
—
Los Angeles Times,
25 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
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
After Warren Buffett’s death, Susie, Howie and Peter will become three of the most important philanthropists in the world, scrutinized by the media, widely followed by other wealthy donors and barraged with requests for funds.
—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barraged
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Following the announcement, Gutierrez was bombarded with criticism online, with some accusing him of selling out while venting their frustrations.
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Her thesis, simple yet radical, is that attention is people’s most vital resource, and all people are being bombarded, 24/7, with algorithmic strategies looking to distract and divide them.
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Videos have flooded social media platforms in the hours since the earthquakes hit Venezuela, with people both inside and outside the country using them to gauge the extent of the destruction, and check if the homes of uncontactable family members are safe.
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So the place is half-flooded, there’s barely enough money on hand to operate, and food supplies are minimal.
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“Barraged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barraged. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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