as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
surprised by the volley of complaints about cable service in the area
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Recent Examples of volley
More confident and united than ever, Arthur and Edward return this volley with a counteroffer.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
McSorley, who made his first career start, put away a volley from the top of the 6-yard box to open the scoring in the 10th minute.
—Mercury News Staff, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
Pacing yourself so your shields regenerate and picking up large green gems to produce a powerful return volley of shots is particularly satisfying.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
French broadcasters also reported sporadic clashes in the cities of Nantes, in the west, and Lyon in the southeast, with volleys of police tear gas and projectiles targeting officers.
—Dan Gooding
jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
McSorley, who made his first career start, put away a volley from the top of the 6-yard box to open the scoring in the 10th minute.
—Mercury News Staff, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
Pacing yourself so your shields regenerate and picking up large green gems to produce a powerful return volley of shots is particularly satisfying.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
French broadcasters also reported sporadic clashes in the cities of Nantes, in the west, and Lyon in the southeast, with volleys of police tear gas and projectiles targeting officers.
—Dan Gooding
jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volley
Noun
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The Daily Dividend With the ongoing government shutdown, a Federal Reserve meeting and a barrage of earnings reports, you were bound to miss some headlines this week.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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The overnight barrage was the second-largest of the war to date.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
30 Oct. 2025
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Trump has engineered a flurry of trade deals with other Asian countries and Australia over the past week to supply the US with rare earth minerals, which are critical for batteries and clean energy hardware as well as sectors more important to Trump, including weapons and AI chips.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The hoax interview has generated a flurry of press reports on both sides of the Atlantic, including in The New York Post, which is also owned by Murdoch.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Volley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volley. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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