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
Denver cannot afford to ask backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham to play catchup against a defense that has tightened the screws in its secondary and become a ball-hawking, blitzing unit.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
After blitzing Rouse 31-12 over the final 10 minutes Tuesday in a 68-57 win to stay undefeated in District 25-5A play, the Grizzlies have won 11 of their last 12 following a 7-8 start to the year.
—Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Seattle ranks fourth in pressure rate when blitzing this season, while leading the league in defensive success rate and EPA/dropback.
—Robert Mays, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
The Rams’ front can get to the QB without blitzing while blanketing receivers with zone coverage so the challenge before Young will be immense.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Plus, fans could attempt to replicate the Blended Refreshers first introduced in 2023 by blitzing the concentrate, ice and choice of liquid in a blender.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
McMillian, who was blitzing, gestured back at his would-be matchup — Washington — lined up in the slot.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
Goff was sacked by blitzing Kyle Dugger for a safety to give the Steelers a 12-10 lead in the third quarter.
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
And that’s despite the Chargers blitzing just once the entire half.
—Sam McDowell December 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Dec. 2025
Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
After blitzing Rouse 31-12 over the final 10 minutes Tuesday in a 68-57 win to stay undefeated in District 25-5A play, the Grizzlies have won 11 of their last 12 following a 7-8 start to the year.
—Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Seattle ranks fourth in pressure rate when blitzing this season, while leading the league in defensive success rate and EPA/dropback.
—Robert Mays, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
The Rams’ front can get to the QB without blitzing while blanketing receivers with zone coverage so the challenge before Young will be immense.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Plus, fans could attempt to replicate the Blended Refreshers first introduced in 2023 by blitzing the concentrate, ice and choice of liquid in a blender.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
McMillian, who was blitzing, gestured back at his would-be matchup — Washington — lined up in the slot.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
Goff was sacked by blitzing Kyle Dugger for a safety to give the Steelers a 12-10 lead in the third quarter.
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
And that’s despite the Chargers blitzing just once the entire half.
—Sam McDowell December 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blitzing
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Also, bombing South America and killing civilians.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Interestingly the pool scene, where Kevin loses his dad’s massive swim trunks while bombing in the pool, was filmed at the Four Seasons Chicago – the Plaza Hotel doesn’t have an indoor pool.—
Adam Turner,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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Vardan Kostanyan, who owns Laundry King with his wife, said the suspect walked into their laundromat on Tuesday and demanded the keys to their safe before attacking his wife.—
Lauren Pozen,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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He has also been accused of attacking authorities with explosives.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Santiago de Cuba last October as a Category 3 storm, battering the island with heavy rainfall and strong winds.—
Sophie Brams,
The Hill,
14 Jan. 2026
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After a harrowing and deadly Christmas Eve in California with rescues and evacuations amid widespread flooding and debris flow threats, another storm is battering the state Christmas Day, with more expected into Friday.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
25 Dec. 2025
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Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, said Los Angeles needs to rein in its spending before bombarding voters with even more financial requests.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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The first of method is radiolysis, which involves pre-splitting the water molecules by bombarding them with alpha, beta, and gamma particles.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Nov. 2025
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“Blitzing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blitzing. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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