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as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster
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as in attack
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
a massive aerial blitz that was supposed to shock and awe the enemy into immediate surrender
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as in campaign
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal
an all-out advertising blitz to promote the new soft drink
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Recent Examples of blitz
Maveah Griffith,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
This version comes together with a quick blitz in a blender or food processor.
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Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Mike Defabo,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Start the four together in a blender so the mint is properly blitzed.
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Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
10 June 2026
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Rapid and blitz — faster, more intense forms of chess — were Naroditsky’s favorite formats.
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Maveah Griffith,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
This version comes together with a quick blitz in a blender or food processor.
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Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Verb
Graham is updating the defense by installing some different front structures, blitzes, coverages and other schematics.
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Mike Defabo,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Start the four together in a blender so the mint is properly blitzed.
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Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blitz
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Gibson retires the first two batters before giving up a single to Paul Goldschmidt, followed by the homer barrage.
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Beneath its gleeful barrage of kink, karaoke, and absurdist comedy lies a sharp satire of exclusion, identity, and liberation within contemporary Queer culture.
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The British Army also provided protection from attacks by Native American tribes, giving many settlers little reason to support a rebellion.
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Twice in recent days, the United States has launched retaliatory strikes on Iran following drone attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Many artists have featured the phrase on social media, turning it into an unofficial campaign to support Mexico.
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Not the way the Hawks would have wanted to open their Summer League campaign.
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After easing through the first three innings, Bryan Reynolds hit a double off the top of the left field fence and Valdez bombed one to left to cut the Phillies' lead to 5-2.
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There is a bond there that is strong enough, that overwhelming loneliness is bombed.
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June was a frenetic month for the metro Atlanta restaurant scene, driven in part by a flurry of downtown openings timed to the beginning of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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Trump took in tens of millions of dollars in fees from a flurry of new hotel, resort and condo deals overseas that amounts to the biggest property expansion ever in the century since the family business was founded.
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Indeed, the administration’s assault on Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act intensifies the damage.
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Williams had an extraditable warrant out of Suffolk County, New York, on multiple charges including burglary, strangulation and assault.
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Officials say the data collected helps solve and deter crime by, for example, allowing law enforcement to track a criminal’s movements.
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In the years since, the bird, affectionately dubbed Pinky, has inspired a movement.
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Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement that the bombardment was in response to Ukraine’s recent barrage of long-range strikes, which have caused severe fuel shortages and put pressure on President Vladimir Putin.
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Positioned in a valley in the highlands of eastern Ukraine, Kramatorsk and neighboring Sloviansk came under heavy aerial bombardment after the full-scale invasion of 2022, but became an oasis of sorts for Ukrainian troops as fire moved elsewhere.
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“Blitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blitz. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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