as in flurry
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
the teacher's rapid-fire barrage of homework assignments went by too fast for me to write them all down
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as in to flood
to attack with a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
the star athlete was barraged with requests for an autograph
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Recent Examples of barrage
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
2 July 2026
Five people were killed and nearly three dozen others injured after Kyiv came under attack from a barrage of Russian ballistic missiles and drones overnight, the city's mayor said, describing multiple explosions across the capital.
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Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
1 July 2026
Jeff McMurray,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
We’re often barraged with a series of facts, dates and notable events, and the results can be dry as dust.
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Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The latest barrage highlights the growing challenge for Ukraine's air defense systems.
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Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
2 July 2026
Five people were killed and nearly three dozen others injured after Kyiv came under attack from a barrage of Russian ballistic missiles and drones overnight, the city's mayor said, describing multiple explosions across the capital.
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Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
1 July 2026
Verb
Residents of Syracuse, New York — America’s snowiest city — once barraged a service hotline with street neglect complaints during blizzards, even if plows had passed two hours earlier but the work was hidden by fresh snow.
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Jeff McMurray,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
We’re often barraged with a series of facts, dates and notable events, and the results can be dry as dust.
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Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrage
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June was a frenetic month for the metro Atlanta restaurant scene, driven in part by a flurry of downtown openings timed to the beginning of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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Trump took in tens of millions of dollars in fees from a flurry of new hotel, resort and condo deals overseas that amounts to the biggest property expansion ever in the century since the family business was founded.
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Thousands of Dutch fans flooded the streets of Monterrey, Mexico, ahead of the Netherlands' World Cup match against Morocco in the round of 32 tonight.
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In the weeks since the show premiered, memes and unauthorized merch capturing Patricia’s dispassionate delivery, heroic shotgun wielding, and jerky dance moves have flooded the internet.
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Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement that the bombardment was in response to Ukraine’s recent barrage of long-range strikes, which have caused severe fuel shortages and put pressure on President Vladimir Putin.
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Positioned in a valley in the highlands of eastern Ukraine, Kramatorsk and neighboring Sloviansk came under heavy aerial bombardment after the full-scale invasion of 2022, but became an oasis of sorts for Ukrainian troops as fire moved elsewhere.
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Plus, we voters wouldn’t be bombarded with political ads until November.
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Pro-Russian groups are bombarding popular AI systems with propaganda to coax chatbots into regurgitating Kremlin talking points, according to senior European officials, raising concerns ahead of America’s midterm elections about how to respond to the growing attempt to silently manipulate voters.
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Djokovic went up a quick break for 3-0 in the fourth set, and closed it out with a serve and volley winner.
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On the subsequent rebound, the ball found Kovačić at the top of the box, but his right-footed volley was barely deflected over the net by Diogo Costa.
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After easing through the first three innings, Bryan Reynolds hit a double off the top of the left field fence and Valdez bombed one to left to cut the Phillies' lead to 5-2.
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There is a bond there that is strong enough, that overwhelming loneliness is bombed.
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Anticipate quarter-sized hail (1 inch) and wind gusts of up to 60 mph.
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This risk area includes Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore and Arlington, Virginia, where conditions are favorable for storms to produce damaging wind gusts over 70 mph and quarter-sized hail.
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Photos of Haaland on the tarmac posted to social media were riddled with homophobia and comments questioning the striker’s masculinity.
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Maps published by the Israeli government show the pilot zones encompassing the villages of Froun, Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh and Ghandouriyeh, but commentators question their value, noting Israel does not have a significant presence in those villages.
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“Barrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrage. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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