fusillades

plural of fusillade

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Recent Examples of fusillades Every stentorian chord became a hammer blow, flourishes intensified into fusillades, a tense pause into an apocalypse. Justin Davidson, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026 As Ukraine marked another year of independence, Vladimir Putin responded with one of the worst fusillades of missiles since his unprovoked full-scale war of aggression began over three years ago. Oleksandra Matviichuk, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fusillades
Noun
  • Zelensky implores world leaders to toughen pressure on Russia as escalating missile and drone barrages pound Kyiv and other cities, killing civilians despite years of sanctions and diplomatic isolation.
    Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • For weeks this past spring, Israelis sought shelter from Iranian ballistic missile barrages, sometimes sleeping in underground train stations and parking lots.
    Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Chelsea spent long stretches of the first half in survival mode as Arsenal roared onto the front foot after that shock opener, conjuring furious flurries of pressure from open play and set pieces.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Just as real snow flurries often do, this portrayal of that weather lifted my heart.
    Michael Joseph Gross, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The problem with one of them — the coming forward — is that Shelton’s volleys and touch shots are still raw and under-developed.
    Ava Wallace, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Medasin, whose thesis was already overflowing with preemptive volleys and counterfactuals, batted away the refutation.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Fusillades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fusillades. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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