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
Israel and Iran had been exchanging rocket volleys through last week after Israel took the unprecedented step of launching a direct attack on Iran on June 13 with Operation Rising Lion.
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Tobias Burns, The Hill, 23 June 2025
But Ashe is already halfway up the court, pouncing on the short ball and punching the volley away with ease to clinch the Wimbledon title.
—Matias Grez, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
After 54 years of tennis in Linwood, the club served its last volley in May.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Between 2024 and today, its missile and drone volleys have targeted only Israel.
—Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
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Tobias Burns, The Hill, 23 June 2025
But Ashe is already halfway up the court, pouncing on the short ball and punching the volley away with ease to clinch the Wimbledon title.
—Matias Grez, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
After 54 years of tennis in Linwood, the club served its last volley in May.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Between 2024 and today, its missile and drone volleys have targeted only Israel.
—Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volley
Noun
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Framber Valdez faced the entire starting nine in a six-run barrage.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
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Brace reacted with a barrage of emails and messages to Elise and Jay Flatland saying the organization was transphobic.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
3 Aug. 2025
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The exec’s comments came after the company made a flurry of ESPN announcements, including a landmark deal with the NFL to swap equity for control of NFL Media assets.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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Since most of the agency’s old guard departed in a flurry of resignations more than a year ago, SANDAG’s new leaders have moved to make many of the outstanding reforms called for by auditors, a new report finds.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Volley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volley. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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