as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
the director of the sporting event was greeted at the scene with a cannonade of complaints
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Recent Examples of cannonade
Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Artillery cannonade from both sides is heard around the clock.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023
Fireworks shook the rafters like an incoming cannonade.
—Kate Bachelder Odell, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2022
The conclusion of your letter makes my heart throb more than a cannonade.
—CBS News, 9 Aug. 2022
In general, however, the report was a cap-gun ending to an inquiry whose backers hinted would turn up a cannonade of fraud.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 Sep. 2021
Watson’s cannonade of wonders and statistics sometimes proceeds in almost carnival mood, leading to arbitrary indulgences.
—Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2020
Since his first day on the job, President Trump has signed a cannonade of executive orders and memoranda targeting policies impacting the environment, health care, infrastructure & more.
—Kevin Corke, Fox News, 14 July 2017
Joseph Tartakovsky, WSJ, 2 July 2018
Noun
The sound of the cannonade continued without any break.
—Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Artillery cannonade from both sides is heard around the clock.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023
Fireworks shook the rafters like an incoming cannonade.
—Kate Bachelder Odell, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2022
The conclusion of your letter makes my heart throb more than a cannonade.
—CBS News, 9 Aug. 2022
In general, however, the report was a cap-gun ending to an inquiry whose backers hinted would turn up a cannonade of fraud.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 Sep. 2021
Watson’s cannonade of wonders and statistics sometimes proceeds in almost carnival mood, leading to arbitrary indulgences.
—Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2020
Since his first day on the job, President Trump has signed a cannonade of executive orders and memoranda targeting policies impacting the environment, health care, infrastructure & more.
—Kevin Corke, Fox News, 14 July 2017
Verb
But Americans chose to cannonade each other with pamphlets, not artillery.
—Joseph Tartakovsky, WSJ, 2 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannonade
Noun
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Much like two nights earlier, Skinner wasn’t tested with a barrage of high-quality chances.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Medics said most of the dead, including women and children, resulted from a barrage of Israeli airstrikes that targeted several houses in the Jabalia area in northern Gaza.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
Verb
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This feud would come to an end on an episode of Monday Night Raw in August 2023 when Owens power bombed Ezekiel onto the ring apron, causing him to be stretchered backstage.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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On April 2, Israel bombed several Syrian military sites, including the Tiyas air base, known as T4, to prevent Ankara from establishing air defenses there.—
David Makovsky,
Foreign Affairs,
6 May 2025
Noun
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The news spread quickly, and the prospect of IDR payments doubling or tripling for some married borrowers led to a flurry of questions, distress on social media, and even talk of extreme measures.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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In a flurry of diplomatic developments over the weekend, Russia shunned the ceasefire proposal tabled by the U.S. and European leaders, but offered direct talks with Ukraine on Thursday.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
Verb
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May 8 India fires attack drones into Pakistan, killing at least two civilians, the Pakistani military says.—
Riazat Butt,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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Trump acknowledged Democrats would attack Republicans for a tax hike, and that raising taxes was blamed for former President George H.W. Bush’s reelection loss in 1992.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
Noun
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No more so than in the 98th minute of the match, when central defender Tarkowski thundered a volley into the net to earn his side a point.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Holding one of his rackets and giving Leo another and a ball, Sinner suggested a quick volley.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
Verb
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With a transplant, a patient is bombarded with high-dose chemotherapy to kill the cancerous plasma cells.—
David Armstrong,
ProPublica,
8 May 2025
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With social media, you’re constantly bombarded with information, much of it negative.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
Verb
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The ongoing hunger is threatening Gaza’s population, already battered by 19 months of war.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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The upward movement was a welcome change for shareholders, as the stock has fallen 17% in 2025 to date, battered by Donald Trump’s tariffs and other forces.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
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