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noun

ˌka-nə-ˈnād How to pronounce cannonade (audio)
Definition of cannonadenext
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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cannonade

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verb

as in to bomb
to use bombs or artillery against the artillery cannonaded the enemy encampment all night

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Recent Examples of cannonade
Noun
Artillery cannonade from both sides is heard around the clock. — Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023 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
Verb
But Americans chose to cannonade each other with pamphlets, not artillery. — Joseph Tartakovsky, WSJ, 2 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannonade
  1. barrage
  2. bomb
  3. flurry
  4. attack
  5. volley
  6. bombard
  7. bombardment
  8. batter
Noun
  • On one night alone this week, a barrage of more than two dozen ballistic and anti-ship missiles hit the Ukrainian capital region.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Kyiv's military administration said the missile and drone barrage hit residential buildings and warehouses.
    — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of barrage
Verb
  • Elsewhere, Israel bombed the Gaza Strip and the Syrian president met in Damascus with the Iraqi Kurdish regional leader over security concerns.
    — Elena Becatoros, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • In 2003, Libya formally took responsibility for bombing Pan Am 103.
    — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of bomb
Noun
  • After a bit of activity over the weekend, and a flurry of moves on trade deadline day, the Braves’ last 72 hours was quite pedestrian.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Familiar names departed in a flurry of deals, leaving a clubhouse that suddenly looked much different.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of flurry
Verb
  • That strike came after Kuwait said Iran attacked one of its water facilities.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The chain of events that led to another extermination began when Lauren Cohan’s Maggie and Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Negan captured their season 2 nemesis, the Dama (Lisa Emery), after the big bad had her men attack them.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of attack
Noun
  • Three minutes later, Son put away a volley after Carles Gil stopped a ball at the end line and whipped a cross into the center of the box.
    — Kamran Nia July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • Sean Johnson parried a shot by Jonathan Osorio but Corbeanu slammed home a volley that deflected off Johnson.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of volley
Verb
  • Iran has bombarded several of its neighbors’ data centers, and the United States responded by attacking one of Iran’s.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Russia bombarded Ukraine last weekend with one of the largest ballistic-missile barrages of the entire war.
    — Mark Montgomery, Washington Post, 31 July 2026
Definition of bombard
Noun
  • The regime’s aerial bombardment and the rebels’ underground explosions caused much of the destruction in the Jdeideh quarter, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that includes the al-Hatab Square.
    — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The next day, Israel launched a bombing campaign intended to set Iran back; nine days later, the United States joined in with a massive bombardment of three crucial Iranian nuclear facilities.
    — KORI SCHAKE, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of bombardment
Verb
  • Rhodes was left bruised and battered that night but was still the champion.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The National Weather Service has repeatedly warned of dangerous rip currents and elevated surf in recent weeks as multiple southerly swells battered the coastlines of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of batter

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“Cannonade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannonade. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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