as in barrages
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
surprised by the volley of complaints about cable service in the area
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Recent Examples of volleys
Straight-line rockets, swerving bends, dipping volleys.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
The men might follow such tracks for a week or more to catch up to the animals, then disorient the tiger families by releasing dogs or volleys of gunfire, causing the cats to scatter.
—Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
Aaronson’s game was defined by missing the best chance of the afternoon, while Harrison was presented with two, far more difficult, volleys in the second period and did not convert either.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Though the two actors have a kind of slacker ease in the nonsensical volleys, this lower temperature approach too often misses the work’s humor, horror and emotional resonance.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
French broadcasters also reported sporadic clashes in the cities of Nantes, in the west, and Lyon in the southeast, with volleys of police tear gas and projectiles targeting officers.
—Dan Gooding
jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Bryan has also been in his share of drama, sending volleys back and forth with his ex, Brianna LaPaglia, and also squaring off with fellow Oklahoma singer-songwriter John Moreland.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Stamper told jurors Stines fired nine shots in multiple volleys.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Officers called out to Montana to drop his weapon, only to be met with more bullets, with volleys of eight, 14 and eight shots in short succession.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volleys
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The fighting included fighter jet sorties, exchanges of rocket fire and artillery barrages.—
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The next day, Thailand launched airstrikes and artillery barrages on Cambodia along the border.—
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Snow flurries were a hopeful sign in the early-morning hours on Wednesday, covering the road and giving a light, white blanket to the slopes.—
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In a tunnel of thick black smoke, flurries of glowing red embers raced across the road, out to sea.—
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“Volleys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volleys. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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