blitz
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barrage, blitzkrieg, bombardment, cannonade, drumbeat, drumfire, flurry, fusillade, hail, salvo, shower, storm, volley
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Facebook soon countered with a massive press blitz a week later to show users and the media that its founder was taking the issue seriously, but some blamed Schrage for that delay. — Kurt Wagner, Recode, "The social networking giant is on a hunt all over the globe for a new head of policy and communications.," 10 Oct. 2018 As most people with cable television have seen by now, former The Apprentice villainess and ousted White House staffer of unclear responsibilities Omarosa Manigault Newman is on a media blitz promoting her new tell-all book Unhinged. — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, "Omarosa May Be Ridiculous, But She’s Not a “Terror”," 13 Aug. 2018 With a shutdown corner in Patrick Peterson—something Wilks didn’t have in Carolina—expect plenty of blitzes on third down, too. — Andy Benoit, SI.com, "NFC West Offseason Report Cards: Cardinals Blitzing, Rams Spend on Defense, Garoppolo Ready to Execute, Seahawks Rebuilding," 28 June 2018 Down four runs after two innings, the Dodgers (25-28) completed a comeback with a three-run blitz in the eighth inning to capture the opening game of a four-game series. — Andy Mccullough, latimes.com, "Phillies defense comes to aid of Dodgers, who have won 9 of 11," 29 May 2018 Giuliani, whose recent media blitz on behalf of Trump stirred controversy, took a leave of absence from Greenberg Traurig last month. — James Hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: Trump reassures anxious hawks that he’s willing to walk away from North Korea talks," 11 May 2018 Giuliani, whose recent media blitz on behalf of Trump stirred controversy, took a leave of absence from Greenberg Traurig last month. — Robert Costa And John Wagner, chicagotribune.com, "Giuliani parts ways with law firm, citing 'pressing demands' of client Trump," 10 May 2018 Lattimore's reliable coverage on top opposing wide receivers allowed Saints defensive coordinator to be more aggressive with blitzes throughout the season. — Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com, "Saints' Marshon Lattimore wins AP Defensive Rookie of the Year," 3 Feb. 2018 Safety Mike Adams didn’t get to Brees on blitzes on two TD throws. — Joseph Person, charlotteobserver, "Carolina Panthers report card: Running game worked, but secondary got scorched," 7 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blitz.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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