blitzes 1 of 2

plural of blitz
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blitzes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of blitz
as in bombs
to use bombs or artillery against in 1940 and 1941 the German air force blitzed London night after horrible night

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Recent Examples of blitzes
Noun
For most of the game, Penix struggled against pressure from the Bears, failing to take advantage of opportunities created by blitzes. — ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026 Defensive coordinator Corey Batoon dialed up more blitzes and two-high safety coverages in the second half, switching from a first-half strategy that was full of single-high and some three-man rushes. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026 He’s also credited with running cost-efficient promotional blitzes. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026 His role as the nickel has allowed Joseph to deploy him on blitzes from all angles. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Third-down blitzes paid off on first-half series as Fred Warner, Dre Greenlaw and Upton Stout pressured Brissett. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026 Editor Cam McLauchlin never cuts them into mere blitzes of limbs and blood, though DP Katelin Arizmendi’s acidic palette of yellows, greens and corporeal streaks of red does lend the realism a kind of pop-art splendor. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 Dickison also continues to make his presence known on defense, knocking down two passes on blitzes on the opening series of the game Friday, and sacking Canyon quarterback Kayden Phillips later in the first half. — Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2026 Such blitzes are a part of efforts championed by Governor Gavin Newsom’s office to stop a scourge of retail crime in California. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
West Virginia has used multiple stunts and blitzes to attack the passer, which has led to 12 players contributing sacks on the season. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026 Glenn was aggressive Sunday, using blitzes and causing chaos — led by Bailey — with a defense that has held three of its first five opponents to under 200 yards of total offense. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 Rodriguez is also central to defensive coordinator Corey Batoon’s blitzes. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026 Panthers coach Dave Canales said Young is doing more than just beating blitzes. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Flores is writing new code on how to build a formidable defense, one that disguises blitzes that apply pressure from all angles. — Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026 Brown has two catches that converted third downs into firsts, providing a release valve against some aggressive Seahawks blitzes. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026 The transit agency deployed off-duty CMPD officers, expanded fare-enforcement blitzes and brought bike and utility patrols to Blue Line platforms. — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026 Reasons for that include a lot of Vikings blitzes and two great plays by safety Jay Ward, a would-be interception ruled a sack and a sack on a blitz. — Ren Clayton, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blitzes
Noun
  • Ukraine now faces the prospect of punishing winter barrages on its electricity and other energy installations by an emboldened Russian President Vladimir Putin.
    — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Bass’ barrages got to Raman more than a few times, leading her to talk over the NBC and Telemundo moderators or even shush them.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • On three separate occasions in the past week, Ukraine didn’t receive early warnings about missile attacks.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The wide availability of low-cost, powerful open models is one reason Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has warned that open models in particular pose a risk of widespread and potentially devastating cyber attacks.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Two Sacramento-area congressional candidates have poured record amounts of personal money to fund their campaigns.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Forward Majority’s ask for a final $2-5 million to avoid being outspent came after Republican donors to the party’s other PACs funded the key GOP state legislative campaigns.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The campus is eerily silent, even as Israel attacks Lebanon and the United States bombs Iran.
    — Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
  • The United States bombs Iran's nuclear facilities days later.
    — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • And a colleague spotted on a webcam video what appeared to be flurries at Beech Mountain Saturday morning.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The flurries of pigment inside them were dispersed by bursts of air delivered through the base of the box.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Five dolphins died in less than eight months, sparking public outrage, raids by law enforcement and a criminal investigation.
    — Valerie Greene, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Faheem Akram, 33, was arrested after a weekslong search involving raids across several parts of the country, a senior official at the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency, Atif Ameer, told reporters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Two months of virtual-production exploration before filming also allowed Fraser and the directors to test lighting, camera movements and the scale of spacecraft interiors.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Participants’ movements, facial expressions and vocal reactions (along with a little interpretation from accompanying parents) suggested a clear winner.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Assaults are up, almost 2,500 assaults this year alone on police officers, felony assaults, and public servants in New York City.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Kansas City also ranked 176th in the assaults per capita metric, the fourth-lowest city in the metric.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026

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“Blitzes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blitzes. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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