drumfire

noun

ˈdrəm-ˌfī(-ə)r How to pronounce drumfire (audio)
Definition of drumfirenext
as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once a rising drumfire of criticism for the president's latest nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court

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  1. barrage
  2. flurry
  3. bombardment
Noun
  • So, there’s a barrage of testing that is mandatory by the NFL and the NFLPA, and that has to happen before players can use the field.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • To top it off, iconic moves like the drill claw and berserker barrage are trapped behind individual cooldown meters.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of barrage
Noun
  • The move by the shop owner launched a flurry of online discourse about the tripod-wielding gaggle of usually young, almost always female influencers who parade their phones around in the hopes of building, or nurturing, a gainful following.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Amid the flurry of decisions, Missouri Republicans have seized on the federal one that favored their side.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of flurry
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  • Advertisement The Houthis previously disrupted shipping in 2024, in response to Israel’s occupation and bombardment of Gaza, and made a global impact.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Iran had already become far more heavily controlled after the January uprising, and once the war broke out in February, the bombardments made the situation become nearly impossible.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of bombardment
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“Drumfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumfire. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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