SALVO Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

salvo

noun

ˈsal-(ˌ)vō

Definition of salvo

as in barrage

a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once attacked the manager with a salvo of complaints before she even managed to say "hello"

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Recent Examples of salvo The rapid launch and initial rendezvous and inspections were only the opening salvo in the Victus Haze exercise. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026 These recent actions, while ominous, are only the latest salvoes. — James Robenalt, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026 Martínez-Olguín’s order came after a hearing in Oakland on Friday that represented an opening salvo between the two sides in the fight over a merger that would dramatically reshape the entertainment industry. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 In the latest salvo in the ongoing public negotiations between Major League Baseball and its players’ union, interim MLBPA chief Bruce Meyer derided a recent advertising campaign for the league’s salary cap proposal. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for salvo

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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
Meanwhile, Nolan’s father, Elmore Wonsley said his grieving family has also received online attacks — including a sudden barrage of negative reviews against his wife, a nurse practitioner, and vitriol from strangers.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

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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
Sam Junqua played an arcing first-touch cross from 35 yards out on the left side to the back post and Marczuk gently rolled in the volley.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

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