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Recent Examples of salvo That devastating opening salvo was the most airstrikes in a single day carried out in the air force’s history, which is saying something considering that history includes the game-changing 1967 Six Day War. Paul Iddon, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 This ideological salvo greatly enhanced Deng’s position in the intraparty struggle with Hua’s faction and helped lead to Deng’s eventually becoming China’s paramount leader in 1978. Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2025 Many experts in Washington believed Nippon could adequately address any national security concerns, but the latest salvo shows the Japanese company’s firmest commitments to date. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Boston Herald, 1 Jan. 2025 Is Dutton's treatment a parting salvo or steeped in the feud between the show's only writer and its former star? Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for salvo 
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Noun
  • That’s what the office of state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, has been working hard to do after a barrage of phone calls from terrified individuals.
    Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Still, despite Trump’s barrage of criticism against the Fed, Bessent is assuring Wall Street that the administration isn’t trying to twist the Fed’s arm, but rather carve out its own approach.
    Bryan Mena, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • After a slow start to free agency, the Valkyries have made a flurry of moves.
    Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
  • This year is expected to see a flurry of activity in the area.
    Ina Fried, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The quick-fire volley of tariffs between the U.S. and China in recent days has heightened global fears of a new trade war between the world's two largest economies.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2025
  • When the miles-long chase reached an end on Bailey Avenue, the three were bracing themselves as Velasquez rammed them with his own truck, then fired a volley of gunshots.
    Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025

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“Salvo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvo. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.

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