barrage
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6.8
- noun
- /bəˈrɑːʒ/
- In short, effective presidents find ways to manage the near-constant barrage of demands they experience.
- a barrage of criticism
- a media barrage
- a barrage of publicity
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Watch on YouTubeIt was just, it was a barrage of assessment.
- It was just, it was a barrage of assessment.
- And, you know, even if we are being hit with a barrage of lies day in, day out, Yeah.
- And the fan ramps super hard during that where it's just nonstop barrage of noise.
- It was more of a stream, a barrage.
- And she did so against this barrage of horrible men in the South African Parliament.
- And growth mindset is essential, but it's not sufficient to undo the barrage of what's coming at our young people.
- And, you know, listen, we go out from war to war to war, and each war is preceded by a propaganda barrage.
- Listen, life can't always be the night out till three AMA dozen roses on your windshield, The constant barrage of text messages.
- Rather, perception is about filtering the barrage of incoming stimuli so that some small part of it can be observed.
- Later on that evening, she started getting a barrage of texts and phone calls from the girl with the ex-boyfriend.
- It's just this barrage of gaslighting and hypocrisy and double standards that's exhausting for all of us to follow, for all of us to talk about.
- Moments ago a barrage of beepers and timers smeared the lengths of our chest.
- You know, there's, there's this intense, intense barrage of, of a, a consumption mindset, right?
- But but then it was like this barrage of just everything is like clean and sleek and colorful.
- There's no Kevlar in the world that could stop a barrage of Werther's originals and ribbon candy, which would make a great scene in an action movie firing Werther's missiles.
Examples
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You should hear the barrage of stupid questions that I get.
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For the next hour, Dalmar shot a barrage of questions at Annabelle.
Fiction book (1990) -
And, you know, even if we are being hit with a barrage of lies day in, day out, Yeah.
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All of which produce nothing but a barrage of useless information.
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For her, each change comes with a barrage of new stimuli.
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Are you quite finished with your barrage of insults?
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There seems to be a constant barrage of images being disseminated across this digital world.
Academic text (2014) -
My lunch break offered me no time to recover from the incessant barrage of testing.
Academic text (1996) -
And suddenly he was answering yes, calmly, to a barrage of questions that Muriel thought would never stop.
Fiction book (2002) -
During the meeting, the manager faced a barrage of complaints from the unhappy employees.
Synonyms
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2.4
A very large number of things that arrive suddenly
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4.2
A sudden large flow, for example of water, or a strong expression of feeling
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6.5
A sudden, strong public reaction of anger or criticism
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3.6
A sudden very strong emotion or reaction that affects many people
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6.8
A very large amount of something that arrives at once
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7.9
A sudden large flow of questions or complaints
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6.1
Many questions or messages sent quickly and repeatedly to someone
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3.3
A sudden large amount of criticism aimed at someone or something
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6.8
A fast flow of words spoken with strong feeling
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3.8
A large number of complaints arriving at the same time
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4.5
A sudden large number of people protesting at the same time
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7.0
A sudden large wave of comments from many people that follows an event
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
9.3
A long heavy stream of shots from large guns across a wide area to hit many places
- Archaic
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8.5
A large balloon tied to the ground with cables to keep low enemy planes away in war
- Australian
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8.8
A way of stopping radio signals by sending noise across many frequencies at once
How Intense
Surface Forms
Etymology
Barrage comes from French and originally meant a barrier or dam used to 'block' movement, and soldiers used it for a 'barrier of fire' made by many guns. So a barrage of emails or questions is like a fast wall of messages hitting you at once.