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
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The Storm can overwhelm with size and second chances while the Valkyries counter by stretching the floor and turning possessions into a barrage of 3-point looks.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
Heavy snowfall is also expected to barrage the southern Appalachians, Carolinas, and southern mid-Atlantic, starting on Friday, Jan. 30, through the weekend.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The spike pointing straight up is a pillar of denser gas and dust that has not yet been eroded by the barrage of ultraviolet light and powerful particle winds from nearby newborn massive stars that are just beyond the edges of this image.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The Storm can overwhelm with size and second chances while the Valkyries counter by stretching the floor and turning possessions into a barrage of 3-point looks.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
We’re often barraged with a series of facts, dates and notable events, and the results can be dry as dust.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
Heavy snowfall is also expected to barrage the southern Appalachians, Carolinas, and southern mid-Atlantic, starting on Friday, Jan. 30, through the weekend.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrage
Noun
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Crouse’s goals capped an early flurry that saw the Mammoth score four times over the first 30 minutes while being limited to only eight shots on goal during that stretch.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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In a flurry of activity beginning on March 8, 2025, Purdue filed documents that show lines crossing out the eligibility criteria and victim compensation amounts, with no explanation or substitute language.—
Craig R. McCoy,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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Heavily armed Secret Service agents flooded the stage and a broad collection of law enforcement and National Guard descended on the hotel.—
Calvin Woodward,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Other guests at the event ducked under tables, and other armed agents flooded the room for protection.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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Slegers spent the final few minutes of the game summoning all her tallest players from the bench, in order to guard against a OL Lyonnes aerial bombardment that never quite arrived.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Last year, while docked at a Yemeni port, his vessel came under bombardment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Voters will probably be bombarded with political ads and arguments from opposing sides as the battle intensifies.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The reason the research team believes Ryugu was bombarded by micrometeorites is due to a fine layer of sodium, just 10 nanometers thick, on the surface of the asteroid's fragments.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Esmee Brugts easily cut inside Giulia Gwinn to deliver the cross for Pajor to score with a volley.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Then, two minutes later, just after coming off the bench, 39-year-old Suarez doubled the lead with a decisive, powerful volley to the same corner.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Much earlier, in 1983, a plot by the IRA to bomb a Duran Duran concert at the Dominion Theatre was discovered.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
29 Apr. 2026
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Yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israeli military personnel that the terms of the ceasefire with Lebanon allow Israel to continue bombing throughout the country.—
Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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There are threats of hail, wind gusts of up to 60 mph and a few tornadoes.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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But on a per capita basis, Colorado ranked first in the country for hail damage, while Texas ranked 8th.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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With the third-year pro also coming off a subpar 2025 campaign, Wells’ offensive capabilities have been the subject of questioning in recent weeks and months.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Republican has built a reputation in part due to his willingness to question the federal government’s role in releasing classified information.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Barrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrage. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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