as in barrages
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 volleys
Since the new Lifetime Fitness center first welcomed pickleball and tennis enthusiasts to its indoor courts in May 2025, volleys and lessons have occasionally paused for a beer break at the self-pour beer and wine station in the clubhouse.
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Noah Daly
april 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2026
Trooper, which sells a 75-item box equipped with water pouches, meal bars, and a hand-crank radio, designed to sustain a family of four for 72 hours, built its kits after the 2024 floods but has found an altogether different audience since the missile and drone volleys started, AGBI reported.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Israel struck the South Pars gas field last Wednesday, and Iran retaliated with its own volleys on the world’s largest LNG facility, in Qatar, alongside other Gulf energy assets.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
Iran’s missile-and-drone volleys are tapering off somewhat as launchers are destroyed and inventories expended, but Shaheds are so simple that Iran will likely be able to keep manufacturing and firing them in small numbers nearly indefinitely.
—Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
Iran has responded with volleys of missile and drone strikes against targets across the Middle East, including energy infrastructure.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
The defenses have been largely effective at blocking most Iranian missile and drone volleys.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
The consistent execution and variation in those volleys displayed just how technically gifted Van Persie was and deserve recognition.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
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.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Noah Daly
april 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2026
Trooper, which sells a 75-item box equipped with water pouches, meal bars, and a hand-crank radio, designed to sustain a family of four for 72 hours, built its kits after the 2024 floods but has found an altogether different audience since the missile and drone volleys started, AGBI reported.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Israel struck the South Pars gas field last Wednesday, and Iran retaliated with its own volleys on the world’s largest LNG facility, in Qatar, alongside other Gulf energy assets.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
Iran’s missile-and-drone volleys are tapering off somewhat as launchers are destroyed and inventories expended, but Shaheds are so simple that Iran will likely be able to keep manufacturing and firing them in small numbers nearly indefinitely.
—Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
Iran has responded with volleys of missile and drone strikes against targets across the Middle East, including energy infrastructure.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
The defenses have been largely effective at blocking most Iranian missile and drone volleys.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
The consistent execution and variation in those volleys displayed just how technically gifted Van Persie was and deserve recognition.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
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.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volleys
Noun
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On Saturday, Moscow pummeled the central city of Dnipro and other areas for more than twenty hours with barrages of missiles and drones, killing at least seven people.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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During the most recent war, videos circulated online of construction workers from China who filmed themselves stranded high in the air during missile barrages, afraid and without protection.—
Theia Chatelle,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The latest flurries that dusted parts of the Sierra Nevada this week are unlikely to do much to ease California’s snow drought.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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As the rain and snow fall, flurries can melt, mix together and refreeze just before hitting the ground, according to Jackson Macfarlane, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Boise office.—
Hali Smith
April 14,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Volleys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volleys. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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