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
Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
An additional five home runs would have counted the same, no matter whose barrel connected with them.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
The characters barrel forward from first frame to last, wired into the urgency of the now.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
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Noun
West Texas Intermediate was trading under $63 per barrel Tuesday, below the breakeven price that many shale oil producers in Texas need to drill new wells at a profit.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
An additional five home runs would have counted the same, no matter whose barrel connected with them.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
Jordan still received most of the carries in the first quarter and reached pay dirt on USC’s next possession to even the game at 7, putting his head down and barreling into the end zone from the 1-yard line.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
The characters barrel forward from first frame to last, wired into the urgency of the now.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrel
Noun
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Below, shop the best 52 deals on crossbody bags, cordless vacuums, throw blankets, and tons of other finds starting at $14.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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In central Wyoming on Wednesday, the government will sell 440 million tons of coal next to NTEC’s Antelope Mine.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The beat of the agent’s drum, the rhythm of the red-hot afternoon in rural Pennsylvania.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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The new species belongs to a group of fish known as Sciaenidae, commonly called drums or croakers.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The National Park Service closes the North Rim in winter, in part because the historic Grand Canyon Lodge was built for summer, with shallow pipes that would freeze in winter.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Check out other gaming options in our best PC games roundup, and swing by our 2025 video game calendar to see what other titles are coming down the pipe later this year.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As the pair of drivers raced hard, even making contact on the last lap, the incident allowed Elliott to overtake them in no time.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Body camera footage from the incident, shared by police, showed Fayles racing over to the vehicle and using a long rod to break the car’s window.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This dual-purpose design requires exceptional stiffness, vibration control, and precision engineering, allowing heavy highway loads and high-speed rail traffic to share the same structure safely.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Same question, loads of responses.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cleaning essentials, like this Shark cordless vacuum, this Black + Decker handheld vacuum, and this mop and bucket set will keep your home sparkly clean with minimal effort.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
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Brice Sensabaugh is a professional getter of buckets.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sogard sliced a base hit to center and took advantage of Judge’s arm, speeding to second on what should have been a single.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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With more than 100 products, each with domain specific-functionality, Hron sees many more opportunities to plug in agentic AI to speed up work for legal and tax professionals.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Leslie Cheek’s formerly private estate opened as a public garden and fine art center in 1960 and today is host to nearly a dozen gardens surrounding the family’s Georgian mansion, which has become a museum.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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For instance, in Washington state, dozens of public health workers could be affected by the shutdown.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Barrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrel. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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