as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
attacked the manager with a salvo of complaints before she even managed to say "hello"
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Recent Examples of salvo
At a faculty meeting this week, according to a person present, the dean of one of Harvard’s schools told those assembled that Monday’s rejection of the administration’s demands was just the first salvo.
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Kara Scannell, Lauren Del Valle and Jeff Winter, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
Gill met with the then-Academy leadership as the opening salvo in what would become a decades long odyssey.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
Third, the violent reaction in financial markets that followed Mr. Trump's latest tariff salvo could persuade him to change course.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
But with less than a month left before the vote, Mr. Poilievre will need all of his skills in a race that has been turned upside down by once-unimaginable events: threats to annex Canada from an American president who launched a trade war as a first salvo.
—Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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Kara Scannell, Lauren Del Valle and Jeff Winter, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
Gill met with the then-Academy leadership as the opening salvo in what would become a decades long odyssey.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
Third, the violent reaction in financial markets that followed Mr. Trump's latest tariff salvo could persuade him to change course.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
But with less than a month left before the vote, Mr. Poilievre will need all of his skills in a race that has been turned upside down by once-unimaginable events: threats to annex Canada from an American president who launched a trade war as a first salvo.
—Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvo
Noun
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When more officers got to the scene, while officers held Nichols' arms and hit him with a barrage of kicks, punches, baton strikes and pepper spray.—
Jack Armstrong,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The visitors weathered a ninth-minute goal from Spanish defender Jordi Alba in the second leg of the semifinals, then broke out just after halftime with a barrage led by in-form striker Brian White and emerging midfielder Sebastian Berhalter.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Noun
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But the Magic were playing their best all-around game of the series up until the flurry of fouls by Banchero.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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But the selling returned on Wednesday, with the weak GDP report raising concerns that the chaos caused by Trump’s policy flurry may have already pushed the economy toward a recession before any substantial trade deals are enacted.—
Sean Conlon,Pia Singh,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2025
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The comments are the latest volley in an escalating battle between the White House and the nation's most prestigious college.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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Forward Michelle Agyemang, who had only entered the match 41 seconds earlier, watched the ball, took one touch to control it with her right thigh, swivelled her hips and smashed a volley into the back of the net.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Salvo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvo. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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