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
  • Hicks passed out flyers at the restaurant for about an hour-and-a-half but then headed to the Wynwood Walls, which was about a seven-minute drive away.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • Technology is core to the stock market and its role in future long-term growth will continue, but there are ways to gain exposure to technology high fliers without repeating the mistakes of the dotcom era.
    — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Definition of flyers
Noun
  • England was superb with its back to the wall, first holding out volleys of Argentina attacks then, restored to 14 men and finally to full strength, scoring tries through Marcus Smith and Manny Feyi-Waboso to seal its win.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • Gotze controls the ball on his chest and volleys into the far corner, all in one movement.
    — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of volleys
Noun
  • Trump’s social media feed and rhetoric overflow with racist diatribes.
    — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
  • Academics in particular knew the impact of his anti-college diatribes, demonizing of university professors, and literal targeting of them with Professor Watchlist.
    — Karen J. Leader, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of diatribes
Noun
  • Similar circulars have been issued before, in anticipation of major storms and other natural events.
    — Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
  • 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, 19 Dec. 2025
Definition of circulars
Noun
  • Against constant barrages of cheap, swarm-style suicide drones and cruise missiles, the depth of a military’s magazine has become just as critical as its technological sophistication.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
  • As Kyiv intensifies drone strikes on Russian oil refineries, fueling gasoline shortages across multiple regions, Moscow answers with heavier missile barrages on Ukrainian cities and claims attacks on strategic Black Sea ports.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of barrages
Noun
  • 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
  • Lion was taken into custody early Saturday morning in the Palisades after what a neighbor described as antisemitic tirades.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Definition of tirades
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