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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadsides
Noun
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While effective in salvoes, limited quantities and launcher availability could constrain Ukraine’s operational use.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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The consistent execution and variation in those volleys displayed just how technically gifted Van Persie was and deserve recognition.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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The strategy that King decided on at the last minute was to hang back, lobbing softballs to create long volleys that would tire Riggs out.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
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This technology lets passengers verify their identity in just a few seconds, making airport travel quicker and easier for many flyers.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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When dinner was served, some of the highest flyers of Chicago were laid low, falling to the floor, groaning in agony and vomiting.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Deadlock, then a daring escape While the dead and wounded were smuggled to shore and safety, the remaining sailors on board were stuck in sweltering heat, under threat from barrages from the shore, and with dwindling supplies.—
Anne Ewbank,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026
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Ukrainian civilians are enduring Russian aerial barrages that repeatedly knock out power and destroy homes.—
Emma Burrows,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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But the diatribes have generally been assumed to be her own, not sponsored content.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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But of course, the serenity of a slow-motion unfolding of the day inevitably devolves into the annual discussions, debates and diatribes dedicated to the food of the day.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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On Monday, Russia launched one of its largest-ever bombardments of Kyiv.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Zelenskyy has made clear his chief aim is to secure better defenses for Ukraine amid Russia’s constant aerial bombardments of civilian targets like cities, energy infrastructure and hospitals, and his big-ticket item is the American Tomahawk missile.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Similar circulars have been issued before, in anticipation of major storms and other natural events.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Tennessean looked at weekly circulars from more than a dozen stores, including Middle Tennessee staples like Aldi, Dollar General, BJ's Wholesale Club.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Dec. 2025
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Leatham, a biological male who identifies as a woman, is prone to loud outbursts that disrupt court proceedings and routinely launches into tirades accusing government attorneys of transphobia.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Jan. 2026
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These actions came a couple of years after a string of antisemitic tirades led to Ye’s reputational fallout and caused several corporations to sever ties with him.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Broadsides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadsides. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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