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
Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Only Savagnin may be used for Vin Jaune, and that variety and Chardonnay can be made into a newer style that requires topping up the barrel with fresh wine as evaporation occurs.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Severe thunderstorms barreled through the Kansas City area early Monday, unleashing frequent lightning and booming thunder, dumping torrential rain and triggering a tornado warning.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Video showed a large plume of smoke at Chalmette Refining, which processes roughly 189,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Only Savagnin may be used for Vin Jaune, and that variety and Chardonnay can be made into a newer style that requires topping up the barrel with fresh wine as evaporation occurs.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
Verb
Magic guard Jalen Suggs came barreling down the lane, perhaps looking for revenge for Stewart’s block of his dunk attempt in Game 2.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Severe thunderstorms barreled through the Kansas City area early Monday, unleashing frequent lightning and booming thunder, dumping torrential rain and triggering a tornado warning.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrel
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From 2002 to 2020, roughly 164 billion tons of Antarctic ice melted per year, according to NASA.—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Wu Tsai helped catalyze this tipping point, personally investing tons of money into a team whose toniest perk used to be an MTA pass for free subway rides.—
Yohana Desta,
Vanity Fair,
7 May 2026
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The unique blend from Yame, Japan, has a nutty taste, umami finish and comes in a bright orange tin.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The research was co-authored by Kim Garam and Im So-Jeong, and a domestic patent application for the nano-tin interlayer technology has been filed in Korea.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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The plumber had no choice but to bring the pipe into the house at this elevation.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The 6-foot pipe, which transports 10 million gallons of wastewater a day, is nearing the end of its life and needs to be rehabilitated and eventually replaced, OC San officials said.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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Whilst the Yangtze River Delta has become the nexus of full-stack, frontier generative AI models, Shenzhen is racing ahead as the powerhouse of China’s embodied AI and hardware efforts.—
Brian Wong,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Detmers was slow to get off the mound to cover first base, so Schanuel had to race Mauricio to the bag.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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Since 2023, McLane routes using this technology logged 280,000 autonomous miles in Texas, covering 1,400 loads delivered to restaurants.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Between 2018 and early 2025, radiology case loads skyrocketed 25%, according to the Journal of the American College of Radiology.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
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After a lifetime of being told to stay quiet and smile, screaming your truths or slamming them out on a drum set feels damn good.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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Then, Metric’s peak came on 2009’s Fantasies, which paired needling electronics with thumping drum programming; both it and its follow-up, Synthetica, hit the top 10 on the Canadian albums chart and went platinum in Canada.—
Ethan Beck,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
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This includes multilane expressways where cars speed alongside, and in some cases above, the water.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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While the Spurs also touted the NBA’s third-best offense this season, San Antonio’s ball handlers and shooters are capable of being sped up.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
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Lopez also helped launch the first MMIR march in the Twin Cities Metro Area and has worked with dozens of Native American nations to improve victim services.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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Students at dozens of California campuses lost access to coursework and assignments.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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“Barrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrel. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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