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barrage

British pronunciation/bˈæɹɑːʒ/
American pronunciation/bɝˈɑʒ/
Barrage
[NOUN]
1

a large amount of something all at once, like a lot of criticism or questions

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2

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

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[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

to bombard someone with a string of questions

synonyms : bombard
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Examples
1The barrage had missed the second German lines.
2Tidal barrages are very similar to hydroelectric dams.
3Conway's use of that phrase drew a barrage of criticism from the liberal wing of the world's media.
4A barrage of lawsuits followed Tesla's foray into the solar business.
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