drumfires

noun

plural of drumfire
as in barrages
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once a rising drumfire of criticism for the president's latest nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court

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  1. barrages
  2. flurries
  3. volleys
Noun
  • The two sides have escalated their air war on one another, with Ukraine increasingly firing barrages of drones at targets deep inside Russia, including warehouses and industrial plants as well as refineries.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • That standard still holds for his frequent barrages of boasts, insults, threats, grouses and indecipherable dispatches via Truth Social.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of barrages
Noun
  • The past 14 years have included some flurries of diplomatic contact between Iran and the West.
    — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • There is even a remote possibility for a few flurries in the highest peaks of the Sierra on Saturday and Sunday nights with temps briefly below freezing.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of flurries
Noun
  • The famous volleys against Bradford City, Middlesbrough and Chelsea, all of them in 2000.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Medasin, whose thesis was already overflowing with preemptive volleys and counterfactuals, batted away the refutation.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of volleys
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