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noun

plural of cannonade

as in barrages

a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once the director of the sporting event was greeted at the scene with a cannonade of complaints

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cannonades

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cannonade

as in bombs

to use bombs or artillery against the artillery cannonaded the enemy encampment all night

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Noun

Ukraine now faces the prospect of punishing winter barrages on its electricity and other energy installations by an emboldened Russian President Vladimir Putin.

— Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2026
Bass’ barrages got to Raman more than a few times, leading her to talk over the NBC and Telemundo moderators or even shush them.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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The majority of protesters have been peaceful, but violence on the fringes is having an impact, with a daily menu of fireworks thrown at police and volleys of tear gas fired at high school pupils.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
If access to divorce has removed the net from our tennis game, for the one percent, the proceedings have turned into Sincaraz-level volleys.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

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