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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Noun
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The expensive and time-consuming journey is worth it, travelers said, to avoid the regular barrages of Iranian missiles.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
4 Mar. 2026 -
For Iran, sustaining smaller but continuous barrages may be more effective than large one-time strikes.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The United States bombs Iran's nuclear facilities days later.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
1 Mar. 2026
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Page Six gets a Hollywood edition Papps declined last week to reveal what stories his reporters were chasing and what bombs the political columnists will throw in its first editions.—
Christopher Weber,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And flurries have been spotted as far south as as Cape Coral, Florida, south of Tampa.—
Naema Ahmed,
Washington Post,
27 Feb. 2026
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There’s a better chance of snow flurries in Homestead than the Heat intentionally losing games to improve their draft position.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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During the drive, a tank shells the car, killing most of the occupants.—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Iran’s missile-and-drone volleys are tapering off somewhat as launchers are destroyed and inventories expended, but Shaheds are so simple that Iran will likely be able to keep manufacturing and firing them in small numbers nearly indefinitely.—
Brynn Tannehill,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
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Iran has responded with volleys of missile and drone strikes against targets across the Middle East, including energy infrastructure.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Cannonades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannonades. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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