1
as in loads
a considerable amount
a visit to an amusement park should be a barrel of laughs
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as in races
to proceed or move quickly
faced with a firm deadline, we barreled through the project at a furious pace
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Recent Examples of barrels
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, in the last three months, Maduro’s government exported an average of 35,000 barrels a day to Cuba, approximately a quarter of the island’s total demand, according to Piñón.
—María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
As late as 2001, Venezuela produced more than 3 million barrels of petroleum products per day.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Experts estimate that Cuba's current oil demand is slightly over 100,000 barrels per day; if a quarter to a third of that depends on Venezuela, a major interruption could push the country toward a subsistence zone, especially because Cuba cannot readily replace that volume through cash purchases.
—Ricardo Torres, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
The sales are slated to begin immediately with 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil.
—Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Venezuela exported about 749,000 barrels per day last year, totaling less than 1% of global supply, according to data and analytics company Kpler.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
About 400,000-500,000 barrels per day of Venezuelan oil flow to China, according to Janiv Shah, a vice president of commodity market research at Norwegian energy firm Rystad.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Brown-Forman Master Distiller Emeritus Chris Morris personally selected these barrels from the 4th floor of Warehouse J and the first floor of Warehouse G at the Brown-Forman Distillery from two production dates in 2007.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Jamaica is bracing for what may become a defining moment in its modern history as Hurricane Melissa barrels toward the island with unprecedented force.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Jamaican officials issued dire warnings Saturday as Hurricane Melissa barrels toward the island, poised to become the strongest storm ever recorded there.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
Draconid meteors can be seen each year as Earth barrels through the trail of debris left behind by comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The administration threatens mass layoffs as Congress again barrels towards a government shutdown.
—ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
In Taylor’s absence steps young Infiniti, whose performance presents initially as softer and quieter, before transforming as the film barrels toward its climax.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
After another completion, UTSA running back A'Marion Peterson barrels in for a touchdown.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025
But the 10 Year is aged in different casks—Seguin Moreau Icône barrels from California’s Napa Valley that were stored in one of the warmest areas of the distillery’s rickhouses for the majority of their maturation.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2025
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According to Sotheby’s, many of the bottles are private labels, single barrels, and vintage expressions, some of which are making their auction debut.
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What began as a dream honeymoon has turned into a terrifying ordeal for Texas newlyweds Kasydee and Hunter Bishop, who are stranded in Jamaica as Category 5 storm Hurricane Melissa barrels toward the island, according to Fox 4 Dallas-Fort Worth.
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As more loads were seized through the summer and fall of 2024, Wedding began to rely increasingly on one of Toronto’s most colorful criminal defense attorneys, Deepak Paradkar, for information, according to the indictment.—
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In some of the tunnels that cut through the mountains, there were only a couple of inches to spare on either side of the loads.—
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Empty fruitcake tins at Collin Street Bakery.—
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Stockings filled with dog or human hair, windchimes, pie tins, or old CDs held aloft on a string, and fishing line installed around garden perimeters are also used to repel deer and rabbits.—
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Keep monitoring your pipes as they thaw.—
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During the initial two years of the project, Antonio Dominguez, the city’s director of water utilities, said 1,000 lead pipes were replaced with copper.—
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Professional horseback riders run through a course made of snow while towing a skier or snowboarder who races the clock — all while staying upright and attached to the tow rope.—
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Holly races them out to the mine shaft, past the memory of the injured guy in the lab coat, but again, Henry follows.—
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Lightweight and easy to flatten when empty, this packable tote from Bagsmart is a steal for $26 and features tons of pockets for stashing all of your travel essentials.—
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Also, didn’t Trump just pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, the former Honduran President, who had been sentenced to forty-five years in federal prison for conspiring to import four hundred tons of cocaine into the United States?—
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His band includes Temidayo Balogun on saxophone and talking drums, Zach Walgren on bass and Emmanuel Chidiebere on drums.—
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When a spotlight cast their shadows against the screen, viewers could make out the vague silhouettes of drums, cymbals, and tambourines, merged to form what looked like a hybrid creature.—
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Kilchoman also launched the 20th Anniversary Cask Series last spring, a set of four releases from five casks—two 14-year-olds, one 15-year-old, and one 18-year-old single malt.—
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Finding barrels, the very rare casks, is really important.—
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After the shooting, the SUV speeds into two cars parked on a curb before crashing to a stop.—
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This slows down the release of ethylene gas, which speeds up ripening.—
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“Barrels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrels. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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