blitz

noun

plural blitzes
1
b(1)
: an intensive aerial military campaign
(2)
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
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
Recent Examples on the Web Biden plans to make a post-State of the Union travel blitz to the Philadelphia area on Friday and the Atlanta area on Saturday, taking him to two battleground states, Pennsylvania and Georgia, that could decide the election. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024 Like former defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, the Ravens’ blitz rate ranked in the bottom half of the NFL in 2023. Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024 First on Lynch and Shahan’s list should be drilling into the Chiefs’ successes on several late-game plays involving a blitz. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2024 That’s the question executives at online marketplace Temu are likely asking themselves following the blowback of their advertising blitz at the Super Bowl last weekend. Drew Bernstein, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 The prime minister’s remarks came shortly after his meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who has pursued a possible deal to release the Israeli hostages in a diplomatic blitz across the Middle East. Kareem Fahim, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024 This spring, the two-week blitz runs from April 20 through May 4. Journal Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2024 This time a Lindsey Jones 14-point, third-quarter blitz proved to be the difference as Mission Hills withstood a LJCD fourth-quarter comeback try and won 63-56 before a crowd of about 2,100 at UC San Diego’s LionTree Arena. San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024 But for now, it’s best viewed as a provocation or an advertising blitz. Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1939, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of blitz was circa 1939

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“Blitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blitz. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

blitz

noun
1
a
: an all-out series of air raids
b
2
: a fast thorough campaign
an advertising blitz for a new product
blitz verb

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