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
Ricardo Torres, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
The sales are slated to begin immediately with 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil.
—Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2025
Jamaica took a tremendous hit when Hurricane Melissa barreled through the northern Caribbean at the end of October.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Experts estimate that Cuba's current oil demand is slightly over 100,000 barrels per day; if a quarter to a third of that depends on Venezuela, a major interruption could push the country toward a subsistence zone, especially because Cuba cannot readily replace that volume through cash purchases.
—Ricardo Torres, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
The sales are slated to begin immediately with 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil.
—Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
In 2023, as Swift's Eras Tour barreled toward Nashville, three Swifties working inside then-Mayor John Cooper's office saw what other cities were doing to mark her arrival.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2025
Jamaica took a tremendous hit when Hurricane Melissa barreled through the northern Caribbean at the end of October.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrel
Noun
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Vanderbilt has been working on tempo all season, hasn’t used it a ton in games yet, but unleashed it Saturday and caused trouble.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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In New Orleans, Zeus’ Rescues gave out a ton of pet food in October, double the normal amount, said founder Michelle Cheramie, who said this is the highest demand she’s seen in 20 years.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Consider fashioning a tin foil hat for your mobile phone.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
2 Jan. 2026
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At this old-school SoHo institution, the white tablecloths, pressed tin ceilings, and $58 steak au poivre belie a long history of button-pushing and rule-flouting.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Dec. 2025
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But now, without improved results between the pipes, the Atlantic Division win the Leafs earned last season feels improbable.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Spoon or pipe yolk mixture into egg white halves.—
Maddy Bendgen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Clippers raced to a 14-5 lead, but the Knicks answered with eight straight points and the game was close for the first three quarters.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In Altadena, employees with the small local water utilities raced across town protecting and fixing the water systems firefighters relied on.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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As more loads were seized through the summer and fall of 2024, Wedding began to rely increasingly on one of Toronto’s most colorful criminal defense attorneys, Deepak Paradkar, for information, according to the indictment.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2026
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In some of the tunnels that cut through the mountains, there were only a couple of inches to spare on either side of the loads.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The pictures also show Madonna playing a drum while her children partied in the background, Stella and Estere giving the camera a moody look, Madonna and Akeem with their arms around each other, the three sisters striking a pose in a hallway and a family photo with Madonna and her five kids.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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Socks can easily become lodged behind the barrel of a top-load washer, in the gasket of a front-load washer, behind the dryer drum, or slip through the lint trap and end up in the dryer exhaust vent.—
Katie Cloyd,
Martha Stewart,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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His arm was pinned into the back window of a car as a suspect sped away, dragging him across the pavement for about 100 yards, according to court documents.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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By speeding up the transit time of your stomach contents, fiber may reduce the amount of time that stomach acid can irritate your esophagus, Dilley added.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
8 Jan. 2026
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Glendale police officers arrested two women accused of using counterfeit money at a dozen In-N-Out locations throughout Southern California.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Andrej Stojakovic had 12 points and eight rebounds, Jake Davis scored a dozen points and David Mirkovich grabbed eight rebounds for the Illini (12-3, 3-1 Big Ten), who won their fourth in a row.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Barrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrel. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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