The press secretary faced a salvo of questions from the reporters.
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Salvo
/ˈsælvəʊ/
Synonyms for "salvo" (110 found)
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Noun(5 words)
allowanceanniversariesanniversaryantiaircraft barrageappreciationbangbarkbarrageblastbombardmentbowshotbox barragebroadsidebulletburstcannoncannonade
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cannonrycelebratingcelebrationceremonycessioncircumscriptioncommemorationconcessioncrackcreeping barragedetonationdischargedressing shipdrumfireejectionemergency barrageenfiladeexceptionexemptionexplosion
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extenuating circumstancesfanfarefanfaronadefestivityfireflourish of trumpetsfulminationfusilladegrain of saltgrant
Noun(3 words)
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gungunfiregunshothailhedgehedgingholidayjubileelimitationmarking the occasionmemorializationmemorymental reservationmodificationmortar barragenormal barrageobservanceovationpoppotshot
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qualificationrejoicingreligious ritesremembrancereservationrestrictionrevelriteritual observancesaluteshotshowersolemn observancesolemnizationspecial casespecial treatmentspecialnessspecificationspraystanding barragestoneshotstormtattootestimonialtestimonial banquettestimonial dinnertoasttributetriumphvolleywaiver
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1649, Charles I of England (attributed), Eikon Basilike They admit […] salvos, cautions, and reservations.
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“Regard not that, my brother,” answered Magdalen Græme; “the first successors of Saint Peter himself, were elected not in sunshine but in tempests—not in the halls of the Vatican, but in the subterranean vaults and dungeons of Heathen Rome—they were not gratulated with shouts and salvos of cannon-shot and of musquetry, and the display of artificial fire—no, my brother—but by the hoarse summons of Lictors and Prætors, who came to drag the Fathers of the Church to martyrdom.[…]”
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It was an impressive opening salvo from the Baggies, especially for a side that have made a poor beginning to what has been an admittedly tough start to their campaign.
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