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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Russia conducted its second-largest missile and drone attack on Ukraine since the start of its invasion in 2022, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) whose graph illustrate the response to Kyiv's drone barrage on Russian military airfields.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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Crow-Armstrong, Michael Busch and Matt Shaw added to the home run barrage as the Cubs evened the series before a second straight sellout of 41,084, which included thousands of road-tripping Cubs fans.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
Verb
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None of it happens if Torre doesn’t bomb the LSAT his senior year of college.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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When the Japanese military bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Toguri was trapped with no identification to secure a passage home.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Beyond the playoffs, NBA Draft, and flurry of early-summer free agency moves, the large majority of the NBA calendar plays out on regional sports networks.—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Posey sent a message, and that message was received. Led by Johnson, Ramos and plenty of others, the Giants responded to this morning’s flurry of roster moves by erasing a five-run deficit against the San Diego Padres to beat their divisional rival, 6-5.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025
Verb
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The pathogen is known as Fusarium graminearum, which can attack wheat, barley, maize and rice and sicken livestock and people, the FBI said in a court filing in Detroit.—
Ed White,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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After the quake evacuation, the inmates were still outside of the cells when a group suddenly attacked guards, seized their weapons, opened fire and fled, said Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan.—
Brittany Williams,
Arkansas Online,
4 June 2025
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But a machine-gun volley hit him at the waist, nearly breaking him in two.—
Ann Goldstein,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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The Starkey saga, meanwhile, is a surprising end to a recent volley of updates about his involvement with the Who.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
Verb
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Following a Stanford football game, a rush of orders bombarded its delivery system causing massive delays, Xu told Y Combinator’s CEO Garry Tan in an interview this year.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
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In recent weeks, Ukraine’s allies have lifted a ban on Kyiv firing long-range missiles into Russia, after days of Russia bombarding the Ukrainian capital and other regions with massive aerial attacks and as the US grows increasingly frustrated with Putin over the lack of a peace deal.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Toronto’s bats battered the Athletics for four games, hitting eight homers and driving in 39 runs.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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The win staved off a Dodgers sweep in the two teams’ first series matchup since last year’s Fall Classic and made for a rebound after L.A. battered the Yankees in an 18-2 loss on Saturday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
2 June 2025
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“Cannonade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannonade. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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