BARRAGES Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of barrage

as in flurries

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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barrages

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verb

present tense third-person singular of barrage

as in bombs

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 barrages

Noun

The strikes came a day after Russian forces launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, killing at least 22 civilians and wounding 138, as Moscow followed through with its threat of escalating its regular barrages. —

ABC News, 3 June 2026 In Obeid, capital of North Kordofan, near-daily drone barrages have imposed a furtive rhythm to residents’ lives, making every trip to the market, school, health clinic or a relative’s home a gamble. —

Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026 Moscow has launched mass barrages of missiles and drones at Ukraine almost daily since the full-scale offensive began in 2022, also hitting infrastructure and causing civilian deaths. —

CBS News, 24 May 2026 Russia has dramatically escalated its aerial assaults in the recent week after the end of the short ceasefire, launching massive drone barrages targeting cities and logistical hubs across Ukraine, including areas near NATO territory close to the Polish border. —

Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026 Iran’s drone barrages heavily depleted its expensive interceptor missile stockpiles. —

Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026 Iran fired over 1,000 ballistic missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab states during the war, as well as barrages of drones. —

Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 12 May 2026 On Saturday, Moscow pummeled the central city of Dnipro and other areas for more than twenty hours with barrages of missiles and drones, killing at least seven people. —

Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026 Those unlucky enough to be targeted first are turned to red mist, and entire sections of the level don't resist the barrages much better. —

Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026

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Noun

The checkup came amid mounting scrutiny of the president's health, particularly given recent flurries of late-night social media posts, as well as his at-times tired demeanor during official meetings.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 May 2026
Snow flurries began at that elevation on Wednesday.

— Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 28 May 2026