1
as in ton
a considerable amount
a visit to an amusement park should be a barrel of laughs
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2
as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
faced with a firm deadline, we barreled through the project at a furious pace
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Recent Examples of barrel
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Tours at Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort cover grain selection, fermentation, distillation, aging and bottling, and walk visitors through historic rickhouses and barrel warehouses.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
Videos circulating online captured the moment the freight train barreled into a public bus at a crowded railway crossing near an airport station in Bangkok on Saturday.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
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Noun
Brent crude is at $91 a barrel this morning.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Tours at Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort cover grain selection, fermentation, distillation, aging and bottling, and walk visitors through historic rickhouses and barrel warehouses.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Verb
One was barreling down the sidewalk, heading straight for McCabe – topped with a wobbly 10-year-old boy who appeared to be making no attempt to slow down.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
Videos circulating online captured the moment the freight train barreled into a public bus at a crowded railway crossing near an airport station in Bangkok on Saturday.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrel
Noun
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Carolina generated a ton of shots from around the Vegas net and scored all four of its goals from right in front.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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There’s tons of shopping and dining nearby, as well as convenient subway access.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Hanging aluminum pie tins is one way to utilize flash and noise.—
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
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The tins will be available in France, Germany and Australia.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Following the 2021 oil spill when a pipe ruptured and spewed oil off Huntington Beach, Foley said the responsible company set up a claims form where people could go online, fill out the claims and submit the documentation and proof of receipts.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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This is where a lot of smells emanate from over time as material gets trapped in the pipes.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Verb
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The top 16 drivers will then race for the championship over the final 10 races.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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None of the horses that raced in the Preakness Stakes will race in the Belmont Stakes, meaning no horse will have competed in all three legs of the Triple Crown.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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The initial system, named Eos, serves as a large-scale prototype designed to achieve steady-state fusion and test structural integrity under real operational loads.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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Einride's proprietary optimization software, Saga AI, is also being used to manage EV execution of select Amazon loads, including charging planning.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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La Familia members typically bang drums and sing their hearts out from opening to closing whistle but decided to stay quiet and brought no flags or instruments to the stadium.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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Can a song without readily identifiable guitars, drums, or vocals still scan as metal?—
Brad Sanders,
Pitchfork,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Hilton has demanded Governor Newsom create an emergency corps to speed up ballot counting, a request Newsom's office dismissed.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Ramsay speeds through many of the action shots to instead focus on Joe’s psyche.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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Two men pleaded guilty Thursday to committing more than a dozen armed robberies targeting casino winners in Southern California.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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The Azerbaijan operation consisted of several dozen troops, including members of Israel’s special operations forces, its elite heliborne combat and rescue force, and Mossad personnel, one of the sources said.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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“Barrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrel. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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