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Which definition best fits the word barrage as it is used in paragraph 1?
Jerome reached for his phone the morning after the rugby championship, prepared to enjoy the usual flood of photos that tended to appear following a game. Lying in bed thumbing through hundreds of shots and flagging his favorites to save was his customary post-game ritual. But instead of the barrage of celebratory excitement he expected, Jerome found a somber post from his teammate Martin, saying that his mother, who had suffered from a terminal illness, had passed away that morning. The post already had more than 50 responses offering thoughts and prayers to the family, and several people—including many of Jerome’s teammates—had written that Martin could call on them if he needed anything. Below Martin’s post, Jerome saw some of the photos he’d initially gotten on his phone to browse through, but they were no longer enticing, in light of Martin’s tragedy.
Which definition best fits the word barrage as it is used in paragraph 1?
an intense outpouring
a loud discordant sound
an exciting celebration
a collection of photographs
