barraging

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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Verb
  • Because phosphorus-30 was created after bombarding aluminum with alpha particles – rather than occurring in its natural state – Irene and Frederic induced the radioactivity.
    Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Even young kids can stumble on these images and videos, especially when something’s trending, or when multiple copies of a video are bombarding the feed, overriding even the most stringent parental controls.
    Robyn Koslowitz, Parents, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The hours leading up to those high tides could see flooding too, with levels dropping lowest during low tide.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Ochsner Health did not answer questions about flooding preparations at Choctaw General.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
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  • The Panthers’ special teams unit went from being the top of the class to bombing a big exam.
    Mike Kaye September 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Unilaterally bombing inside Qatar, a Sovereign Nation and close Ally of the United States, that is working very hard and bravely taking risks with us to broker Peace, does not advance Israel or America's goals.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The club’s former general manager Pierpaolo Marino then poured fuel on the fire by questioning whether Scott McTominay should have been pushed out to the left of midfield to make way for summer arrival De Bruyne.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • He also was sought for questioning in a child abuse case, Ferrell said.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Barraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barraging. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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