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
Near the end, an automatic volley machine shot out pink tennis balls that bounced onto stray drum cymbals spilled around the room.
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Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
18 June 2026
The volley set off a wild celebration in the nervous Swiss sections of SoFi Stadium.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
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
After up to two minutes, the prison director can order a second volley if signs of life remain.
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Idaho Statesman,
12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for volley
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
18 June 2026
The volley set off a wild celebration in the nervous Swiss sections of SoFi Stadium.
—
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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.
—
Aidan Stretch,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
After up to two minutes, the prison director can order a second volley if signs of life remain.
—
Idaho Statesman,
12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for volley
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volley
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Gibson retires the first two batters before giving up a single to Paul Goldschmidt, followed by the homer barrage.
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Beneath its gleeful barrage of kink, karaoke, and absurdist comedy lies a sharp satire of exclusion, identity, and liberation within contemporary Queer culture.
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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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“Volley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volley. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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