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 first salvo in that plan is about to arrive in the form of the mass-market Rogue Hybrid that’ll attempt to battle the juggernaut that is the Toyota RAV4. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 23 Sep. 2026 If the story of women’s liberation is often told as one long unlacing of the corset, an early salvo came from the French barricades. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 McMillan insists that Timeless is just the opening salvo of a busy period for the estate. — Keith Murphy, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 The legal salvo marks the latest twist in a scandal that upended Cal’s softball program over the last year and a half. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for salvo

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The circumstances are objectively potent — but Udofia smothers them in such a barrage of cutesiness and self-conscious signalling that a wall rises between us and the play.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
That, on top of a barrage of press from its cast (including, perhaps most notably, bonafide internet boyfriend Jack Innanen) seems to have worked.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of barrage

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The turns came in a flurry as each of Green, Levine, and Clarkson had two spots to fill, and Latifah had one to give.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026
This bold flurry is a stark contrast with Democratic leaders, who would like to start really shaping their agenda … after the midterm elections.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of flurry

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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
Paul Marie flicked a ball off the outside of his foot to Judd, who scored on a volley from the edge of the 6-yard box to give the Earthquakes a 3-0 lead in the 29th.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

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