VOLLEY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

volley

noun

ˈvä-lē

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 Trooper, which sells a 75-item box equipped with water pouches, meal bars, and a hand-crank radio, designed to sustain a family of four for 72 hours, built its kits after the 2024 floods but has found an altogether different audience since the missile and drone volleys started, AGBI reported. —

Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026 Santos stung a volley from outside the box midway through the second half after juggling the ball with her knee, but Silkowitz dived to her right to push the ball wide of the post. —

Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026 With every new volley launched by Iran, Hurley says, there appeared traces of SpaceX defenders shooting off software countermeasures to fend off the assault. —

Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 25 Mar. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for volley

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The new safety measures come after a barrage of lawsuits from families alleging the platform doesn't do enough to shield children from harmful content and communication with older users.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Disruption without construction Instructors burned out with the current situation endure a barrage of repetitive bromides.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026