broadsides

noun

plural of broadside
1
as in salvos

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as in invectives

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3
as in handbills

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadsides
  1. salvos
  2. invectives
  3. flyers
  4. volleys
  5. diatribes
  6. circulars
  7. barrages
  8. tirades
Noun
  • These recent actions, while ominous, are only the latest salvoes.
    — James Robenalt, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026
  • However, strikes were reported as far north as Semnan, just east of Tehran and home to a ballistic missile complex, pointing to a broader range of locations than in previous salvoes.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of salvos
Noun
  • These invectives evidently haven’t spooked Son, who once predicted that AI superintelligence would exist by 2035.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 July 2026
  • At one point, the crew shot a scene in which Whalen’s character joins a bar fight, shouting invectives at a hapless extra before pummelling him to the ground.
    — Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of invectives
Noun
  • This starts with maintenance and includes brand-new interiors — everything from seats to sidewalls and inflight entertainment — to keep fliers happy.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In July, HotelTonight released the findings of its newest traveler poll, which asked hundreds of flyers about their biggest pet peeves at 35,000 feet.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of flyers
Noun
  • The famous volleys against Bradford City, Middlesbrough and Chelsea, all of them in 2000.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Medasin, whose thesis was already overflowing with preemptive volleys and counterfactuals, batted away the refutation.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of volleys
Noun
  • Design After endless diatribes about the quirky lines of Ferrari’s all-electric Luce, the marque’s enthusiasts will find that the Amalfi Spider’s long-hood, raked-screen, and open-top lines are comfortingly familiar and unquestionably gorgeous.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Trump’s social media feed and rhetoric overflow with racist diatribes.
    — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
Definition of diatribes
Noun
  • In addition to the coupons and the store circulars, join the store's loyalty program.
    — Betty Nguyen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Similar circulars have been issued before, in anticipation of major storms and other natural events.
    — Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Definition of circulars
Noun
  • Russia bombarded Ukraine last weekend with one of the largest ballistic-missile barrages of the entire war.
    — Mark Montgomery, Washington Post, 31 July 2026
  • Less expensive than three artillery barrages, Colonel Bell said during a June roundtable discussion with reporters.
    — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026
Definition of barrages
Noun
  • Her scrolled embroideries have since been described as tirades, rants, and screeds—no horses or cables, just the language pummeling the eye.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee once put it this way about why some golfer tirades add character while others are despised.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 19 June 2026
Definition of tirades
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