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

If access to divorce has removed the net from our tennis game, for the one percent, the proceedings have turned into Sincaraz-level volleys.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
The problem with one of them — the coming forward — is that Shelton’s volleys and touch shots are still raw and under-developed.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of volleys

Noun

In Kyiv, for example, residents used to face a few drone and missile barrages a week—disruptive, but not enough to stop city residents from going about their lives.

— Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
Stunned at first by his opponent’s aggressiveness and the onslaught of personal attacks, Ted trains himself to withstand the barrages and to respond in kind.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of barrages

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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

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After Machchhar’s identity and the details of the event were revealed, outpourings of thanks and affection came from across the Israeli political spectrum.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
This succinct statement follows outpourings of both support and criticism of Sims, including additional allegations that YISE has imitated other beauty brands—the very thing Sims was lamenting.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of outpourings

Noun

In every room, a marble-and-rose-gold drinks bar sets a playful deco tone, while the outdoor rain showers, with their bright-green bamboo tiles, are fun and fitting.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Since then, researchers have won Nobel Prizes for discoveries using neutrinos created with particle accelerators, in cosmic-ray air showers in the Earth’s atmosphere and in the core of the Sun.

— Doug Cowen, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of showers

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People living near the frontlines have faced constant bombardments and the imminent threat of occupation, whereas those in the rear can, at times, tune out the conflict.

— Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, escalating bombardments by Russia and Ukraine — which together account for a quarter of the global wheat supply — on each other’s shipping infrastructure are piling pressure on food prices.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of bombardments

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