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.—
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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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The Choose Chicago tourism group has made something of a post-pandemic comeback, hiring a new chief executive, Kristen Reynolds, and launching a new ad blitz.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
Tommy Fleetwood, who made eagle on the same hole to start his back-nine blitz Friday evening, sunk a 30-foot putt for his third eagle in two days and improved his lead to 15-under.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
Suddenly Universal was inspired to back the picture with a massive (for its time) $1.8 million promotional blitz, one that revolutionized how movies were marketed and released.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 June 2025
The blitz and coverage looks Patricia could put together are endless here.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
Tommy Fleetwood, who made eagle on the same hole to start his back-nine blitz Friday evening, sunk a 30-foot putt for his third eagle in two days and improved his lead to 15-under.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
Suddenly Universal was inspired to back the picture with a massive (for its time) $1.8 million promotional blitz, one that revolutionized how movies were marketed and released.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 June 2025
The blitz and coverage looks Patricia could put together are endless here.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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“Blitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blitz. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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