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
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.
—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
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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While walking to her car, Penton was bombarded with insults from shouting supporters of Delgado-Garcia wearing green.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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Yet the current system, where kids are bombarded by tests and parents by test scores, has real limitations.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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Officers flooded the area Wednesday night, with patrol cars lining the roadways and a police helicopter circling the park overhead.—
Naveen Dhaliwal,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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It’s been close to 30 years since Hollywood was flooded with theatrical rom-com releases.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Barraged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barraged. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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