SALVOS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

salvos

noun

variants or salvoes

plural of salvo

as in barrages

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 salvos These recent actions, while ominous, are only the latest salvoes. — James Robenalt, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026 However, strikes were reported as far north as Semnan, just east of Tehran and home to a ballistic missile complex, pointing to a broader range of locations than in previous salvoes. — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 While effective in salvoes, limited quantities and launcher availability could constrain Ukraine’s operational use. — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Earlier this month, the air force stopped publishing the number of ballistic missiles fired or intercepted in Russia's nightly barrages.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Parliament confirms a new defense chief as Ukraine scores battlefield gains with long-range drone strikes on Russian oil facilities, even while missile barrages, civilian casualties and prisoner exchanges underscore a grinding, unresolved war.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of barrages

Noun

Our arrival in the Madawaska River country of eastern Ontario, near Combermere, was noteworthy only for the snow flurries and marrow-chilling gales that howled down from Hudson Bay to greet us.

— HARRY H. EDEL, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026
The past 14 years have included some flurries of diplomatic contact between Iran and the West.

— Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of flurries

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The world’s strikers are going to have to reach deep into their bag of sweetly struck volleys, mazy solo goals and thundering free kicks to eclipse it.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 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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