as in barrages
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 volleys
Ukraine has also depleted Russia's stocks by forcing it to try and intercept regular volleys of newer, more capable drones, including some equipped with jet engines that are faster and fly further than older models.
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Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Outnumbered over 10 to 1, the British volleys against them were withering, and again they were thrown back.
—Paul Callahan, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2026
Routliffe and Melichar-Martinez seemed a little overawed by the occasion, both hitting costly double faults and missing regulation volleys.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Iran and Israel, which stopped attacking each other in early April, resumed their volleys of fire, putting the entire diplomatic process at risk.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Williams, who at one point served a 113 mph ace, was fierce on the court, attacking Routliffe and Melichar-Martinez with strong volleys — and looking to be enjoying every single minute of the hour-plus long match.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
From stunning volleys and bicycle kicks to long-range screamers, Ibrahimović was one of the most complete strikers of the ball.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
The Idaho Statesman’s recent top stories span Idaho Power’s bid to build two new natural gas plants, a Boise State fan’s decision to drop serious cash on a chunk of the famous blue turf and Boise Mayor Lauren McLean’s verbal volleys at the Legislature in her State of the City speech.
—Chadd Cripe. Produced With Ai Assistance, Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2026
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
Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Outnumbered over 10 to 1, the British volleys against them were withering, and again they were thrown back.
—Paul Callahan, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2026
Routliffe and Melichar-Martinez seemed a little overawed by the occasion, both hitting costly double faults and missing regulation volleys.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Iran and Israel, which stopped attacking each other in early April, resumed their volleys of fire, putting the entire diplomatic process at risk.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Williams, who at one point served a 113 mph ace, was fierce on the court, attacking Routliffe and Melichar-Martinez with strong volleys — and looking to be enjoying every single minute of the hour-plus long match.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
From stunning volleys and bicycle kicks to long-range screamers, Ibrahimović was one of the most complete strikers of the ball.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
The Idaho Statesman’s recent top stories span Idaho Power’s bid to build two new natural gas plants, a Boise State fan’s decision to drop serious cash on a chunk of the famous blue turf and Boise Mayor Lauren McLean’s verbal volleys at the Legislature in her State of the City speech.
—Chadd Cripe. Produced With Ai Assistance, Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volleys
Noun
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Surely that painful lesson helped Brunson weather the Spurs barrages.—
Sean Woods,
Rolling Stone,
15 June 2026
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Paltrow also has a record of weathering barrages of negative public opinion.—
Kelly Hartog,
Sun Sentinel,
15 June 2026
Noun
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But Gaethje slammed that door with more flurries, battering Topuria in a way the former champion had never experienced before.—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
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The players rotated quickly, setting flurries of picks and cutting, creating space by driving to the basket, stretching the defense to the point of breaking, and then flinging the ball to the open man in the corner.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
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“Volleys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volleys. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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