as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
responded calmly to the fusillade of criticism leveled at his design for the memorial
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Recent Examples of fusillade
Iranian news reports said a new fusillade of missiles had been fired toward Israel.
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Trump earlier in the day had ripped Musk on camera and on social media, as the man who funneled hundreds of millions to Trump’s presidential campaign unleashed a fusillade against him.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 6 June 2025
An Israeli fusillade around noon Sunday and in the afternoon saw four areas in Tehran targeted, including major commercial thoroughfares, according to state media.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
Tung kept UConn in the game despite a fusillade from Penn State in the first period.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Trump earlier in the day had ripped Musk on camera and on social media, as the man who funneled hundreds of millions to Trump’s presidential campaign unleashed a fusillade against him.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 6 June 2025
An Israeli fusillade around noon Sunday and in the afternoon saw four areas in Tehran targeted, including major commercial thoroughfares, according to state media.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
Tung kept UConn in the game despite a fusillade from Penn State in the first period.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fusillade
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Ionescu’s barrage continued, however, with a 25-foot trey after Kennedy Burke’s block on Satou Sabally.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
25 July 2025
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So far, Powell is resisting cutting rates, hence the barrage of insults and threat of firing.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
24 July 2025
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This move could be the first of a flurry after Arizona was swept by Houston earlier this week.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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That area has seen a flurry of property sales since Mayor Joe Hogsett announced his intentions to build a professional league stadium at what is now the downtown Indianapolis heliport, but some of the Simon property purchases predate the mayor's public announcement.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
25 July 2025
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“Fusillade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fusillade. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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