: an especially fierce attack
the tremendous onslaught across the Rhine—
Sir Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill
also
: something resembling such an attack
an onslaught of technological changes
Employers are expecting an onslaught of recent college graduates.
Examples of onslaught in a Sentence
an onslaught by the enemy
the massive onslaught of enemy troops caught the country by surprise
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Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Miller and his platoon not only survive the onslaught in Normandy, but they are tasked with the unthinkable.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
The only person Charlie can think of with the skills to handle that onslaught of threats is, of course, Beatrix Hasp herself.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 July 2025
In the onslaught of legal action and activism that followed, the EPA during President Donald Trump’s first term took an assertive stance, vowing to combat the spread of PFAS nationwide.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 2 July 2025
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“Onslaught.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onslaught. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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onslaught
noun
on·slaught
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: a violent attack
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