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
  • These strategic American missile defenses, in Israel and elsewhere in the region, significantly boosted Israeli defenses against Iranian barrages during that war.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Once relying on its massive missile arsenal, advances in Israeli intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance have neutered its previous strategy of relying on simultaneous barrages of missiles to overwhelm Israeli missile defenses.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2026
Definition of barrages
Noun
  • 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
  • Even then, there are flurries of intense activity.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of flurries
Noun
  • Down a match point during the tiebreak, Williams showed a glimpse of her vintage game, using aces, serves and volleys and winning extended rallies to force a third set.
    — Amina Kilpatrick, NBC news, 30 June 2026
  • The 10 tracks of Ton Up are at once his briskest and heaviest yet, miniaturizing his trademark loops of Dillafied psychedelia into speaker-rattling sample snippets that bombard uptempo house beats in dizzying volleys.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
Definition of volleys
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“Drumfires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumfires. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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