: an especially fierce attack
… the tremendous onslaught across the Rhine …—
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: something resembling such an attack
an onslaught of technological changes
Employers are expecting an onslaught of recent college graduates.
Synonyms of onslaught
Examples of onslaught in a Sentence
an onslaught by the enemy
the massive onslaught of enemy troops caught the country by surprise
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2025
The Ukrainian army, backed by Western weapons, has managed to not only resist the onslaught, but also counterattack.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 2 Dec. 2025
Thus, the slow, deliberate pacing of Undersight served as a direct rejoinder to the vertiginous scale and scope of the current political onslaught.
—Gayatri Gopinath, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
After months of inundating residents with an onslaught of TV, radio and online ads, companies like DraftKings, FanDuel, Fanatics and BetMGM began accepting wagers inside state lines.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Onslaught.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onslaught. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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onslaught
noun
on·slaught
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: a violent attack
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