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
The Super Bowl is just the latest volley in a public relations vibe war that has been playing out in increasingly public settings, as both companies fight for market share and prepare to launch behemoth IPOs later this year.
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Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 8 Feb. 2026
And Nix, often with a smirk, will return the volley.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2026
The strategy that King decided on at the last minute was to hang back, lobbing softballs to create long volleys that would tire Riggs out.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Bystander video shows Husien falling to the ground, and moments later being driven over by a police SUV, which was followed by another volley of police gunfire.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
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Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 8 Feb. 2026
And Nix, often with a smirk, will return the volley.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2026
The strategy that King decided on at the last minute was to hang back, lobbing softballs to create long volleys that would tire Riggs out.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Bystander video shows Husien falling to the ground, and moments later being driven over by a police SUV, which was followed by another volley of police gunfire.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volley
Noun
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That move protected him from the Rule 5 Draft and signaled that the Yankees still have high hopes for a guy who was a consensus top-100 prospect before the barrage of injuries.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Ukrainian civilians endure Russian aerial barrages that repeatedly knock out power and smash homes, while Ukraine has developed drones that can fly deep into Russian territory and strike oil refineries and arms depots.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Her voice is intimate and resonant, whether cut up into indistinct background flurries or pushed to the front of the mix.—
Alex Robert Ross,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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The idea has spawned a flurry of products which are helping their customers resist the temptation of automatically picking up their phone and scrolling social media during any and every lull in the day.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Volley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volley. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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