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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The Russians have also continued nightly barrages of drones and missiles against targets across Ukraine, especially against energy infrastructure.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Having friends secures Israel’s place in the region and the world, as the remarkable coordinated response to Iranian missile barrages should’ve made clear.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Aaronson’s game was defined by missing the best chance of the afternoon, while Harrison was presented with two, far more difficult, volleys in the second period and did not convert either.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Though the two actors have a kind of slacker ease in the nonsensical volleys, this lower temperature approach too often misses the work’s humor, horror and emotional resonance.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As rain pattered against windows, and trees lining the streets swayed, flurries of urgent texts began ricocheting from one end of the neighborhood to the other, and panic set in as some residents put on their shoes and hurried out the door.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Mild with occasional snow flurries, but calm most of the week.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Salvos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvos. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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