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
The episode ends with the tourney’s opening salvo.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
His remarks reflected his posture toward the US’ traditional Western allies that underpinned last year’s tariff salvo and his push to hike NATO members’ military spending.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Dostál made two larcenous saves in two seconds, both on Robertson, before DeSmith stoned Ryan Strome at the opposite end late in the opening salvo.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
The storm front that crashed into the Bay Area early Wednesday morning marked the latest salvo in a week of turbulent weather, which began with a potent atmospheric river that drenched the area and broke a weeks-long run of abnormally-dry conditions.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
His remarks reflected his posture toward the US’ traditional Western allies that underpinned last year’s tariff salvo and his push to hike NATO members’ military spending.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Dostál made two larcenous saves in two seconds, both on Robertson, before DeSmith stoned Ryan Strome at the opposite end late in the opening salvo.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
The storm front that crashed into the Bay Area early Wednesday morning marked the latest salvo in a week of turbulent weather, which began with a potent atmospheric river that drenched the area and broke a weeks-long run of abnormally-dry conditions.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvo
Noun
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Eleven years ago, Tom Brady was buried on the same field under a barrage of sacks, hits and hurries in an upset that sprung the Broncos to the Super Bowl.—
Andrew Callahan,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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The scandal erupted at the end of last year when the AI chatbot churned out a barrage of digitally undressed images of women and children in response to requests from users.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Having beaten Rybakina from a similar situation in the 2023 title clash, Sabalenka unleashed a flurry of winners to go ahead 3-0, but the Kazakh erased the deficit and broke for 4-3 before securing the victory to add to her 2022 Wimbledon triumph.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
31 Jan. 2026
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Garnett, a Biden appointee, ruled after a flurry of court filings in the prosecution and defense in recent months.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Rybakina did so down set point in the second set, and sent a volley wide.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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And Nix, often with a smirk, will return the volley.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Salvo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvo. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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