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
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
Online banking provider Chime Financial has a higher profile due largely to a years-long marketing blitz and is valued at close to $11.5 billion.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 3 July 2025
Last month, Larsson said Calvin Klein’s new Icon Cotton Stretch underwear, backed up by a high-profile campaign blitz featuring Bad Bunny, drove a 25 percent increase in revenues.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
Israel launched a blitz of airstrikes targeting sites across Iran before dawn, The Associated Press reported.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 24 June 2025
That was the first increase in sentiment since December, rising from the near-record lows of the spring when American consumers and businesses grew pessimistic in the thick of Trump’s tariff blitz.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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Samantha Subin, CNBC, 3 July 2025
Last month, Larsson said Calvin Klein’s new Icon Cotton Stretch underwear, backed up by a high-profile campaign blitz featuring Bad Bunny, drove a 25 percent increase in revenues.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
Israel launched a blitz of airstrikes targeting sites across Iran before dawn, The Associated Press reported.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 24 June 2025
That was the first increase in sentiment since December, rising from the near-record lows of the spring when American consumers and businesses grew pessimistic in the thick of Trump’s tariff blitz.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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“Blitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blitz. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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