fusillade
noun
fu·sil·lade
ˈfyü-sə-ˌläd 
-ˌlād,
ˌfyü-sə-ˈläd,
-ˈlād,
-zə-
1
a
: a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession
b
: something that gives the effect of a fusillade
a fusillade of rocks and bottles
2
: a spirited outburst especially of criticism
Examples of fusillade in a Sentence
A fusillade of bullets filled the courtyard.
responded calmly to the fusillade of criticism leveled at his design for the memorial
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Lately, the federal judiciary has responded with impressive speed and fortitude to Trump’s fusillade of executive orders and other actions.
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Some of the humor has a barbed, geopolitical aim in a war for the world’s hearts and minds — see the Chinese government’s fusillade of memes — but political scientists say that, for many people, humor is a natural response to stressful times.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Mayer and Ryan Have Continued to Trade Barbs Leading up to Saturday’s fight, the pair have launched a fusillade of insults at each other.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Trump’s fusillade sparked some normally supportive Republicans to express dissent.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 22 Feb. 2025
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Some of the humor has a barbed, geopolitical aim in a war for the world’s hearts and minds — see the Chinese government’s fusillade of memes — but political scientists say that, for many people, humor is a natural response to stressful times.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Mayer and Ryan Have Continued to Trade Barbs Leading up to Saturday’s fight, the pair have launched a fusillade of insults at each other.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Trump’s fusillade sparked some normally supportive Republicans to express dissent.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Fusillade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fusillade. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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fusillade
noun
fu·sil·lade
ˈfyü-sə-ˌläd
-ˌlād,
-zə-;
ˌfyü-sə-ˈläd,
-ˈlād,
-zə-
1
: a number of shots fired at the same time or rapidly one after another
2
: something like a fusillade of shots
a fusillade of rocks
3
: an outburst especially of criticism
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