1
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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2
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
Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Democrats have struggled to keep pace with the machine-gun tempo of Trump’s second term, which has featured a blitz of boundary-busting executive orders, mass deportations, federal firings, and broader efforts to gut the federal government.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 1 June 2025
Moscow may be isolated and overstretched, but its disinformation game remains razor-sharp, and Trump's outburst is low-hanging fruit for a propaganda blitz.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
On Thursday Night Football, Prime Video employs advanced analytics to simplify hidden aspects of football, from blitz predictions to fourth-down decision making.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 22 May 2025
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Noun
The blitz of money which American hedge-fund investors are throwing towards the Premier League is not without its problems.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Democrats have struggled to keep pace with the machine-gun tempo of Trump’s second term, which has featured a blitz of boundary-busting executive orders, mass deportations, federal firings, and broader efforts to gut the federal government.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 1 June 2025
Moscow may be isolated and overstretched, but its disinformation game remains razor-sharp, and Trump's outburst is low-hanging fruit for a propaganda blitz.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
On Thursday Night Football, Prime Video employs advanced analytics to simplify hidden aspects of football, from blitz predictions to fourth-down decision making.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blitz
Noun
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Russia conducted its second-largest missile and drone attack on Ukraine since the start of its invasion in 2022, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) whose graph illustrate the response to Kyiv's drone barrage on Russian military airfields.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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Crow-Armstrong, Michael Busch and Matt Shaw added to the home run barrage as the Cubs evened the series before a second straight sellout of 41,084, which included thousands of road-tripping Cubs fans.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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In Israel, 24 people have been killed so far in Iran's missile attacks, all of them civilians.—
Alexander Cornwell,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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Iran, previously saying its nuclear program is solely for civilian purposes, has hit back with waves of missile attacks on Israel.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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The four-time MVP quarterback did have a strong finish to his 2024 campaign despite dealing with some nagging injuries in the beginning.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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Bryson Tiller of Atlanta’s Overtime Elite youth basketball program left Georgia for Lawrence on Jan. 6, hoping to practice with the Kansas Jayhawks second semester of the 2024-25 school year and, in effect, gain a head start on the 2025-26 campaign.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2025
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Israel also bombed Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facility, Natanz.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Several of the Dodgers’ depth starters have bombed out, such as Landon Knack, Bobby Miller and Justin Wrobleski (who was originally scheduled to start Wednesday’s game).—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
11 June 2025
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Beyond the playoffs, NBA Draft, and flurry of early-summer free agency moves, the large majority of the NBA calendar plays out on regional sports networks.—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Posey sent a message, and that message was received. Led by Johnson, Ramos and plenty of others, the Giants responded to this morning’s flurry of roster moves by erasing a five-run deficit against the San Diego Padres to beat their divisional rival, 6-5.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025
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Immigration enforcement actions, particularly since the raids in Los Angeles in early June, have led to speculation of raids in North Texas.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 June 2025
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The Biden administration ended the practice, saying employers exploited the raids to suppress workers from reporting labor violations.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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However, the rapid movement of the dollar in either direction typically sparks extensive internal discussions about hedging strategies and financial forecasts.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
17 June 2025
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The work seemed to belong to Britain’s mid-twentieth-century movement of Surrealist art, which included painters such as John Armstrong, Conroy Maddox, and Ithell Colquhoun.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
17 June 2025
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Trump's first few months back in office have brought an onslaught of controversial directives, but are people actually protesting more than usual?—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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And this is coming from a community that already dealt with an onslaught from Gov. Ron DeSantis over the past three years.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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“Blitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blitz. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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