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
  • 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
  • While effective in salvoes, limited quantities and launcher availability could constrain Ukraine’s operational use.
    — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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
  • The new Chase lounge at DFW, located in Terminal D by Gate D25, is certainly an imposing entrant in the battle for upscale flyers and big spenders.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • United Airlines said flyers keep booking despite higher fares and higher energy costs.
    — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 15 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, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
  • Trump’s social media feed and rhetoric overflow with racist diatribes.
    — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 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
  • 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
  • These strategic American missile defenses, in Israel and elsewhere in the region, significantly boosted Israeli defenses against Iranian barrages during that war.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 30 June 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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