as in bombing
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 blitzing
Despite blitzing their way to the league title and Carabao Cup thanks to an incredible 21-game winning run, and reaching the Champions League final, at least five senior players wanted to leave the club that summer, for one reason or another.
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Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Once Brink got in foul trouble, the Aces could continue blitzing Ogwumike and Dearica Hamby (12 points, five rebounds) without worry.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
The weak-side linebacker looked most athletic and explosive when blitzing on the inside or running in space in coverage against running backs.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
The Chiefs have been unable to generate pressure without blitzing for a half-decade, instead relying on Steve Spagnuolo’s creativity in designing blitzes to get in the backfield.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026
With Green draped all over him, spearheading the Warriors’ blitzing defensive attack, Leonard was held scoreless for the first 11 minutes and 43 seconds of the fourth quarter, even as the Clippers force-fed him the ball down the stretch.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Edwards has seen a blitzing Jokic in pick and roll coverage thousands of times.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2026
Fooda is blitzing transportation stations across the city with outdoor messages touting the benefits of bringing lunch from Chicago restaurants such as Beatrix Market, Lexington Betty Smokehouse and Happy Lobster to the office.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The Penguins strengthened their hold on second in the Metropolitan Division by blitzing the Panthers during the first half of the second period, pouring in four goals in less than 10 minutes.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Once Brink got in foul trouble, the Aces could continue blitzing Ogwumike and Dearica Hamby (12 points, five rebounds) without worry.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
The weak-side linebacker looked most athletic and explosive when blitzing on the inside or running in space in coverage against running backs.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
The Chiefs have been unable to generate pressure without blitzing for a half-decade, instead relying on Steve Spagnuolo’s creativity in designing blitzes to get in the backfield.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026
With Green draped all over him, spearheading the Warriors’ blitzing defensive attack, Leonard was held scoreless for the first 11 minutes and 43 seconds of the fourth quarter, even as the Clippers force-fed him the ball down the stretch.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Edwards has seen a blitzing Jokic in pick and roll coverage thousands of times.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2026
Fooda is blitzing transportation stations across the city with outdoor messages touting the benefits of bringing lunch from Chicago restaurants such as Beatrix Market, Lexington Betty Smokehouse and Happy Lobster to the office.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The Penguins strengthened their hold on second in the Metropolitan Division by blitzing the Panthers during the first half of the second period, pouring in four goals in less than 10 minutes.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blitzing
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That came after Israel continued bombing Lebanon in defiance of Washington’s request days ago to stand down.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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Al Thawadi was in the Oval Office in September last year to watch Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu place a call to Qatar’s prime minister to apologize for bombing Doha.—
Dominic Dudley,
semafor.com,
25 May 2026
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Just attacking everything with strikes.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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Police in the northwest Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights have released a sketch of a man accused of attacking and choking a woman this past weekend.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The search for a teenage girl swept away by a big wave while walking on a Southern California beach expanded Wednesday as high surf kept battering the coast.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Another advantage of long and narrow leaves is their ability to withstand heavy rainfall and battering or desiccating winds.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT, small startups and companies as big as Meta have been bombarding the landscape with free AI models.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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This is all about iMessage, and Apple’s latest innovation to combat the scourge of malicious or just plain irritating text messages bombarding our phones daily.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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“Blitzing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blitzing. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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