plural blitzes
1
b(1)
: an intensive aerial military campaign
(2)
: air raid
2
a
: a fast intensive nonmilitary campaign or attack
an advertising blitz
b
: a rush of the passer by a defensive linebacker, back, or end in football
3
: an occurrence in which large numbers of fish gather to chase and feed on prey or bait
At Race Point there was an amazing blitz as stripers and blues pushed Atlantic needlefish ashore.—
Gene Bourque
Gene Bourque
blitz
verb
Examples of blitz in a Sentence
The company is planning an advertising blitz for the new product.
a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster
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Allen projects as a three-down linebacker who has the physicality to make plays in the run game, the athleticism to be used in blitz packages and the speed to defend in coverage.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Stevenson has also been one of the best running backs in blitz pickup this season, while Henderson has struggled to adapt to the NFL level in that aspect of his game.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
That deal blitz has raised some concerns over whether the company is looking to acquire to reinvigorate growth, especially as fears mount that the software sector is losing ground to AI.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Nearly half of all American men aged eighteen to forty-nine maintain an online sports-betting account, a statistic surely buttressed by a multibillion-dollar advertising blitz.
—Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Joseph Person, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Stevenson has also been one of the best running backs in blitz pickup this season, while Henderson has struggled to adapt to the NFL level in that aspect of his game.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
That deal blitz has raised some concerns over whether the company is looking to acquire to reinvigorate growth, especially as fears mount that the software sector is losing ground to AI.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Nearly half of all American men aged eighteen to forty-nine maintain an online sports-betting account, a statistic surely buttressed by a multibillion-dollar advertising blitz.
—Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Blitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blitz. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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