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as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster
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as in attack
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
a massive aerial blitz that was supposed to shock and awe the enemy into immediate surrender
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as in campaign
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal
an all-out advertising blitz to promote the new soft drink
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Recent Examples of blitz
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Six Sex never ignores the horrors, but uses them as fuel for a debut that unfurls as a freewheeling post-porno blitz.
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E.r. Pulgar,
Pitchfork,
11 June 2026
Mike Defabo,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Start the four together in a blender so the mint is properly blitzed.
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Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
10 June 2026
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Noun
During a 2023 blitz, students discovered a completely new species of jumping spider, and then promptly found thirty more individuals from the same species across campus.
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Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Six Sex never ignores the horrors, but uses them as fuel for a debut that unfurls as a freewheeling post-porno blitz.
—
E.r. Pulgar,
Pitchfork,
11 June 2026
Verb
Graham is updating the defense by installing some different front structures, blitzes, coverages and other schematics.
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Mike Defabo,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Start the four together in a blender so the mint is properly blitzed.
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Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blitz
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Following a barrage of teaser posts over the last couple of weeks, the ever-prolific pop singer has revealed that her official follow-up to 2022’s The Loneliest Time will be a 24-track double LP.
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The strike was part of an overnight barrage of 70 missiles and 611 drones, President Zelensky indicated.
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One of the dogs involved in the attack was later found in Los Angeles County and seized.
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Two people were killed and seven others injured in Russian attacks on the northeastern Kharkiv region over the previous 24 hours, regional head Oleh Syniehubov said Friday.
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It was repaired and flew Trump during his 2024 campaign to retake the White House.
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Illapa Sairitupac, Democratic New York State assembly candidate, from left, Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York, and Brad Lander, former New York City comptroller and US Democratic House candidate for New York, campaign during a primary election in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
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The Battle of Britain began as German forces bombed shipping convoys in the English Channel, attacking its ports and radar stations.
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Another bad fix bombing out the moment it was most needed.
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Minasian’s flurry of moves before and after the 2023 trade deadline seemed chaotic.
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Off a fantastic pass from Kylian Mbappé from the opposite side of the pitch, Ousmane Dembélé unleashed a quick flurry of dribble moves into the right side of the box before burying a goal.
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According to Holtz, Whittingham was charged with murder, first-degree assault, first-degree assault on an elderly person and home invasion.
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Atanas Hristev, 44, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon late last month, according to court records.
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Ninety minutes later, Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez retweeted the message from the Central American leader – a man whom the regime’s Chavista movement has long regarded as a political nemesis – instructing Venezuela’s foreign ministry to coordinate the support.
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In the years since, the bird, affectionately dubbed Pinky, has inspired a movement.
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Positioned in a valley in the highlands of eastern Ukraine, Kramatorsk and neighboring Sloviansk came under heavy aerial bombardment after the full-scale invasion of 2022, but became an oasis of sorts for Ukrainian troops as fire moved elsewhere.
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Israel responded with a blistering aerial bombardment of Lebanon and a ground invasion.
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“Blitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blitz. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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