CANNONADES Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

cannonades 1 of 2

noun

plural of cannonade

as in barrages

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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cannonades

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cannonade

as in bombs

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

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Noun

Ukraine now faces the prospect of punishing winter barrages on its electricity and other energy installations by an emboldened Russian President Vladimir Putin.

— Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2026
Bass’ barrages got to Raman more than a few times, leading her to talk over the NBC and Telemundo moderators or even shush them.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of barrages

Noun

Similarly, flurries and snow showers are expected in the Upper Midwest, along with chillier-than-normal temperatures.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 21 Oct. 2026
And a colleague spotted on a webcam video what appeared to be flurries at Beech Mountain Saturday morning.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of flurries

Noun

The two sides fired white, smoky volleys, their guns making a black-powder hiss-bang.

— Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
For example, rather than presenting viewers with alternating volleys of 30-second pitches, the network has kept the pacing lively by patching in creative of varying lengths throughout the night.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of volleys

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