BARRAGES Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

barrages 1 of 2

noun

plural of barrage

as in flurries

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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barrages

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verb

present tense third-person singular of barrage

as in bombs

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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Moscow’s forces have intensified bombardments of Ukraine in recent months, leaving the country in a precarious position as the war grinds into its third winter.

Daria Tarasova Markina, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
But Israeli bombardments have weakened Tehran as well as its allies in the Axis of Resistance—Lebanon's Hezbollah.

Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024

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