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 strategy that King decided on at the last minute was to hang back, lobbing softballs to create long volleys that would tire Riggs out.
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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
Alas responded with a volley of gunfire that struck the armored vehicle and ran away before officers returned fire.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Soleimani’s killing was the opening volley of that new world order, and from there, everything could be justified.
—Séamus Malekafzali, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
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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
Alas responded with a volley of gunfire that struck the armored vehicle and ran away before officers returned fire.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Soleimani’s killing was the opening volley of that new world order, and from there, everything could be justified.
—Séamus Malekafzali, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volley
Noun
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That area came under attack from gunfire and a precision mortar barrage, resulting in the deaths of security officers Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty.—
ERIC TUCKER,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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The score is a comical barrage of harp strums, as if heaven’s angels have gotten good and drunk.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 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 15 Feb. 2026.
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