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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Perun had decided that, instead of a mechanized blitz, a small number of his soldiers would infiltrate Tabaivka stealthily on foot.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
In March, the campaign announced a $30 million advertising blitz in battleground states.
—Nicholas Nehamas, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
As part of that hiring blitz, the company introduced enhanced benefits and an Employee Assistance Program.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
Perhaps even more important, Lee didn’t have tens of millions of dollars to buy a statewide profile with a TV advertising blitz.
—Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
New to the blitz is a change in eligibility for the beds.
—Journal Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2024
Pacifici’s social media blitz is working: his firm, SMB Law Group, has grown to 18 members, closing $1 billion in deals his firm has advised on since opening its doors in 2022.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The all-out blitz may be over, but the crappie will remain active until the storm’s end.
—Don Wirth, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2024
Those millions heavily contributed to the advertising blitz that peaked in the weeks before the election, and flooded Bay Area television channels with political ads, and filled local mailboxes — and recycling bins — with political mailers.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
In March, the campaign announced a $30 million advertising blitz in battleground states.
—Nicholas Nehamas, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
As part of that hiring blitz, the company introduced enhanced benefits and an Employee Assistance Program.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
Perhaps even more important, Lee didn’t have tens of millions of dollars to buy a statewide profile with a TV advertising blitz.
—Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
New to the blitz is a change in eligibility for the beds.
—Journal Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2024
Pacifici’s social media blitz is working: his firm, SMB Law Group, has grown to 18 members, closing $1 billion in deals his firm has advised on since opening its doors in 2022.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The all-out blitz may be over, but the crappie will remain active until the storm’s end.
—Don Wirth, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2024
Those millions heavily contributed to the advertising blitz that peaked in the weeks before the election, and flooded Bay Area television channels with political ads, and filled local mailboxes — and recycling bins — with political mailers.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Blitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blitz. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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