blitzkrieg
noun
blitz·krieg
ˈblits-ˌkrēg 
1
: war conducted with great speed and force
specifically
: a violent surprise offensive by massed air forces and mechanized ground forces in close coordination
2
blitzkrieg
transitive verb
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the stunned survivors of the crash were then confronted with a blitzkrieg of insensitive questions from the media
the war began with a blitzkrieg that was designed to shock the enemy into submission
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Miller’s biggest miscalculation was thinking opponents would be frightened into submission and silence with his deportation blitzkrieg and ordinary Americans would join in.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
In a repeat of the blitzkriegs that won Mexico and Peru for Spain, the Iberian conquistadors march north to Beijing, in some scenarios aided by Japanese auxiliaries.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
France and the United Kingdom, for example, invented the tank during World War I but paid a heavy price when the Germans were the first to master its use, enabling their powerful blitzkrieg offensives of World War II.
—Ben Buchanan, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
The international media blitzkrieg?
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
In a repeat of the blitzkriegs that won Mexico and Peru for Spain, the Iberian conquistadors march north to Beijing, in some scenarios aided by Japanese auxiliaries.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
France and the United Kingdom, for example, invented the tank during World War I but paid a heavy price when the Germans were the first to master its use, enabling their powerful blitzkrieg offensives of World War II.
—Ben Buchanan, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
The international media blitzkrieg?
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Blitzkrieg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blitzkrieg. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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German, literally, "lightning war"
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