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
That the Chiefs could hardly bother Herbert without blitzing — and often not even then — was the most alarming development of the night for KC.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
When Moscow started blitzing Ukraine’s cities and communications towers with exploding missiles, the Western satellite colossus Intelsat swiftly mapped out strategies to keep the country from being bombed into an informational black hole.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Facing third-and-14 from their own 3, Milton never saw Ravens cornerback Keyon Martin blitzing through untouched.
—Jon MacHota, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
When Moscow started blitzing Ukraine’s cities and communications towers with exploding missiles, the Western satellite colossus Intelsat swiftly mapped out strategies to keep the country from being bombed into an informational black hole.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Facing third-and-14 from their own 3, Milton never saw Ravens cornerback Keyon Martin blitzing through untouched.
—Jon MacHota, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blitzing
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In this season of Platonic, Luke Macfarlane's character Charlie has a mental breakdown after bombing his dream opportunity to compete on Jeopardy!—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Trump talks God in his speech on bombing Iran.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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At least four young men are seen attacking the boy at various points.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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When combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors – the breakthrough immunotherapy that prevents the immune system from attacking healthy cells – the T cells' tumor-fighting capacity was further enhanced.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Sep. 2025
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According to police, Crow and the woman he’s accused of battering live together and were involved in fight about past relationships.—
John MacLauchlan,
Miami Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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Outer Banks brace for Hurricane Erin Hurricane Erin's higher tides and big waves are battering much of the East Coast.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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For a stretch, Browns head trainer Joe Sheehan wasn’t working out with them, so Vrabel started bombarding him with playful texts and selfies with the staff, enough to shame Sheehan into eventually joining them.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Al Sharif, whose X account showed more than 500,000 followers, posted on the platform minutes before his death that Israel had been intensely bombarding Gaza City for more than two hours.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Blitzing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blitzing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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