variants
or salvoes
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
While effective in salvoes, limited quantities and launcher availability could constrain Ukraine’s operational use.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvos
Noun
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After crushing Ukraine’s power grid during one of the worst winters in recent memory, Russian drone and missile barrages of civilian areas have continued unabated.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Sirens over Israel warned of barrages of incoming Iranian missiles and in the United Arab Emirates, two people were reported killed and three were wounded by falling shrapnel from a missile interception over Abu Dhabi on Thursday.—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Light snow flurries were falling.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
25 Mar. 2026
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Neither that, nor Monday’s snow flurries, stopped Jennifer Hall and her family from making their own Magic City hoodies and proudly wearing them to the game at State Farm Arena.—
DeAsia Paige,
AJC.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Israel struck the South Pars gas field last Wednesday, and Iran retaliated with its own volleys on the world’s largest LNG facility, in Qatar, alongside other Gulf energy assets.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s missile-and-drone volleys are tapering off somewhat as launchers are destroyed and inventories expended, but Shaheds are so simple that Iran will likely be able to keep manufacturing and firing them in small numbers nearly indefinitely.—
Brynn Tannehill,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Salvos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvos. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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