Thesaurus results for BARRAGING

barraging

verb

present participle of barrage

as in bombarding

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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That was left to the local alternative outlets, who'd start bombarding everyone at our paper to find out who was let go.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Peter Kollanyi / Bloomberg via Getty Images file Pro-Russian groups are bombarding popular AI systems with propaganda to get chatbots to repeat Kremlin talking points, senior European officials say, raising concerns ahead of America’s midterm elections over efforts to silently influence voters.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 26 June 2026

Definition of bombarding

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But with so many inexperienced agents flooding the industry, finding one who’s actually good has become a game of roulette.

— Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026
Too early to tell, but the Viceroy name will, no doubt, bring Americans, who are already flooding into Portugal for vacation and often, to settle.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of flooding

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The status of its nuclear program, degraded by bombing strikes in 2025, hasn't changed.

— Susan Page, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Prabowo vowed the government would continue supporting firefighting operations, including through the deployment of additional water-bombing helicopters and oxygen supplies for firefighters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of bombing

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McDonald, his black Atlanta Braves baseball cap folded and laid on the witness box, frequently shifted uncomfortably during questioning about the specific activities of other people involved in the gangs.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Warsh also declined, as is his policy, to provide forward guidance, leaving analysts questioning whether the central bank would follow through with hikes.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

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