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  

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1. List of paraphrases for "barrage":

   dam, roadblock, flurry

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1. Jason Miller:

   I think President Trump and all of his allies are keenly aware of the fact that Democrats are going to keep this barrage up all the way through the November election.

2. Charlie Sheen:

   Charlie Sheen said Charlie Sheen found out Charlie Sheen was HIV positive about four years ago. Charlie Sheen symptoms began with crushing headaches. I thought I had a brain tumor, Charlie Sheen recalled. I thought it was over. The star said Charlie Sheen was coming forward with the truth because of the rumors in the press surrounding Charlie Sheen health. I have to put a stop to this onslaught, this barrage of attacks and of sub-truths and very harmful and mercurial stories that are about me, that threaten the health of so many others that couldn't be further from the truth. Charlie Sheen said the most hurtful rumor Charlie Sheen read claimed Charlie Sheen intentionally transmitted the disease to Charlie Sheen partners. That’s as far from the truth as anything can be, Charlie Sheen said. Drug and alcohol use have marred Sheen's personal and professional life in recent years. Charlie Sheen was kicked off CBS' Two and a Half Men in 2011 after an explosive meltdown that included calling the show's producer a contaminated little maggot. Charlie Sheen escapades have also included the revelation that Charlie Sheen spent more than $ 50,000 as a client of Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss' prostitution ring. You can only hear ‘ winning ’ in the streets so many times, i am approaching a time of more of a philanthropic culture in my life.

3. Mandy Joye:

   It was just a constant barrage of, You have got to be kidding me that cant be real.

4. Zhao Yang:

   We are keen to implement the proposed Ganges Barrage Project. Funding could be managed with government-to-government negotiations.

5. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   This is what we did overnight vis-a-vis military targets of the Iranian Al Quds force and Syrian military targets in Syria after a barrage of rockets was launched at Israel.