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Synonyms for barrage
bəˈrɑʒ; esp. Brit. ˈbær ɑʒ for 1, 2; ˈbɑr ɪdʒ for 3bar·rage

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  1. barrage, bombardment, outpouring, onslaughtnoun

    the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

    "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"

    Synonyms:
    battery, onrush, overflow, spring, fountain, onset, shelling, bombardment, discharge, gush, onslaught, flood, run, attack, bombing, natural spring, barrage fire, outpouring, flush, outflow

  2. barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shellingverb

    the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target

    "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"

    Synonyms:
    barrage fire, outpouring, stamp battery, electric battery, bombardment, onslaught, shelling, assault and battery, battery, bombing

  3. bombard, barrageverb

    address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage

    "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer"

    Synonyms:
    pelt, bombard, bomb

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  1. salvonoun

    Submitted by Providence on July 15, 2023  

PPDB, the paraphrase database2.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "barrage":

    dam, roadblock, flurry

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How to use barrage in a sentence?

  1. Alex Beckett:

    More Americans have joined the dots between ice cream, high sugar content and their expanding waistlines – thanks in no small way to a barrage of negative press and the visible evidence in the obesity epidemic. For many Americans – especially younger generations - ice cream is just not worth the extra pounds of weight.

  2. Tal Ben-Shahar:

    One of the best ways to deal with the depressing and demoralizing impact of the constant barrage of bad news is distraction. We are not burying our head in the sand when we engage in activities that take us away from an otherwise distressing situation.

  3. Nancy Northup:

    This is yet another in a relentless barrage of attacks to block women's access to constitutionally protected abortion services.

  4. Paul Abbate:

    I would describe it now as a constant barrage, groups like ISIL and other terrorist organizations are constantly pushing out the message and trying to incite and inspire individuals toward violence. We’re conscious and aware of that and we’re working every day to counter that, identify it in advance and disrupt it.

  5. Hillary Clinton:

    In the '90s, I was subjected to the same kind of barrage. And it seemed to be endless.


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