The minister had to face a barrage of questions from the press.
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Barrage
/bəˈɹɑʒ/
Synonyms for "barrage" (178 found)
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Noun(9 words)
aim atantiaircraft barragearch dambackstopbamboo curtainbankbarbarrierbear-trap dambeatbeatingbeaver damblastblitzbombardbombardmentboombox barragebreakwaterbreastwork
Verb(1 words)
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Related words (89)
molemortarmortar barragemoundnormal barrageopen fireopen up onoutburstpalpitationparadiddleparapetpatterpepperpitapatpitter patterpitter-patterpop atportcullispoundpounding
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Noun(17 words)
Verb(1 words)
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8 entriesCollocations
10 entriesartillery barragebarrage across the riverbarrage of criticismbarrage of criticismsbarrage of databarrage of firebarrage of informationbarrage of inquiriesbarrage of questionsbarrage of requests
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The conservationist is against the building of a tidal barrage across the Severn estuary.
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Sami survived a barrage of bullets.
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Tom asked Mary a barrage of questions.
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