blitzing

verb

present participle of blitz
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 Their biggest issue was coming in 27th in pressure rate without blitzing. — Austin Mock, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 But on 2nd and 10 from the Minnesota 40-yard line, Dart took a crushing 8-yard sack from blitzing Vikings safety Jay Ward that shook New York’s quarterback up. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026 The Chiefs ranked 17th in overall pressure percentage in 2025, but that’s despite blitzing at the third-highest rate in the league. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 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 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
  1. bombing
  2. attacking
  3. battering
  4. bombarding
Verb
  • For decades, advocates of bombing Iran argued that such an attack might be messy but would ultimately remove the Iranian threat.
    — MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The government has intensified firefighting efforts across Sumatra and Borneo islands, deploying more than 35 aircraft including water-bombing helicopters and patrol airplanes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of bombing
Verb
  • So too are there similarities to the Brentford side that came up under Thomas Frank, given their set-piece credentials and attacking variety.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Fishback has been aggressively attacking Donalds over his politics and his race while holding rallies across the state drawing crowds of young men motivated by his hard-right campaign promises.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of attacking
Verb
  • Across the country in Hawaii, Hurricane Lala grazed the state over the weekend, battering the islands with heavy rains and winds, but did not make landfall.
    — Peter Weber, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Esteban Ribovics proved to be too much for the Brazilian legend, battering him to a TKO loss and into retirement.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of battering
Verb
  • That was left to the local alternative outlets, who'd start bombarding everyone at our paper to find out who was let go.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Peter Kollanyi / Bloomberg via Getty Images file Pro-Russian groups are bombarding popular AI systems with propaganda to get chatbots to repeat Kremlin talking points, senior European officials say, raising concerns ahead of America’s midterm elections over efforts to silently influence voters.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 26 June 2026
Definition of bombarding

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