EARFULS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

earfuls

noun

plural of earful

as in salvos

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Noun

These recent actions, while ominous, are only the latest salvoes.

— James Robenalt, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026
However, strikes were reported as far north as Semnan, just east of Tehran and home to a ballistic missile complex, pointing to a broader range of locations than in previous salvoes.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of salvos

Noun

Every stentorian chord became a hammer blow, flourishes intensified into fusillades, a tense pause into an apocalypse.

— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
As Ukraine marked another year of independence, Vladimir Putin responded with one of the worst fusillades of missiles since his unprovoked full-scale war of aggression began over three years ago.

— Oleksandra Matviichuk, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025

Definition of fusillades

Noun

The world’s strikers are going to have to reach deep into their bag of sweetly struck volleys, mazy solo goals and thundering free kicks to eclipse it.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 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

Noun

Earlier this month, the air force stopped publishing the number of ballistic missiles fired or intercepted in Russia's nightly barrages.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Parliament confirms a new defense chief as Ukraine scores battlefield gains with long-range drone strikes on Russian oil facilities, even while missile barrages, civilian casualties and prisoner exchanges underscore a grinding, unresolved war.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of barrages

Noun

Despite their drumbeats and piercing loud songs, Inter Miami got off to a miserable start on Sunday in a wild final game before the World Cup break.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 May 2026
With more than enough work to go around, broadcast and cable networks were bathed in green light and the introduction of original series on streaming services was considered an exciting novelty, rather than the first ominous drumbeats of industry-disrupting dominance.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

Definition of drumbeats

Noun

Fans and former costars alike flooded social media with outpourings of appreciation for his talent and grief at his death.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 June 2026
Most of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge lies at least 2,500 meters below the sea, where extreme pressure keeps volcanic gases from expanding and limits eruptions to quiet outpourings of lava.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 26 May 2026

Definition of outpourings

Noun

None of the works address the recent bombardments directly, although the precarious context of ongoing threat, instability and struggle can be felt in almost all of them.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
The fast-food restaurant in Kyiv’s Lukianivka neighborhood has withstood at least nine bombardments since Russia invaded Ukraine four and a half years ago.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of bombardments

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