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
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Sims threw his third touchdown pass late in the half, whipping a ball to running back Raleek Brown in the face of an all-out blitz for a 33-yard touchdown that gave the Sun Devils a 22-10 halftime lead.
—CBS News, 15 Nov. 2025
Along with the running debate over the Fed-economy interplay, the bull-bear argument over the fundaments of the AI-investment blitz will simply be with us indefinitely.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025
His offensive coordinator and center ran through the opponents’ tendencies, going over blitz packages and defensive fronts.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Lobbying blitz has unconventional allies Lobbying over the hemp language has led to groups typically on opposite sides working towards the same goal, including alcohol groups, cannabis and cannabis-adjacent companies, as well as major marijuana prohibition groups.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 14 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 15 Nov. 2025
Along with the running debate over the Fed-economy interplay, the bull-bear argument over the fundaments of the AI-investment blitz will simply be with us indefinitely.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025
His offensive coordinator and center ran through the opponents’ tendencies, going over blitz packages and defensive fronts.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Lobbying blitz has unconventional allies Lobbying over the hemp language has led to groups typically on opposite sides working towards the same goal, including alcohol groups, cannabis and cannabis-adjacent companies, as well as major marijuana prohibition groups.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Blitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blitz. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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