Thesaurus results for BLITZING

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 However, Carter wasn’t supposed to be blitzing in the first place. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Tampa Bay’s defense looks like vintage Todd Bowles again in the preseason, blitzing from multiple angles. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 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

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Ukraine has been systematically bombing some of those refineries, severely curtailing the global supply of diesel fuel.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
The person in the White House has asked Ukraine to stop bombing Russian refineries and oil/gas/diesel facilities.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of bombing

Verb

But the crowd turned violent, attacking Black bystanders and out-of-state reporters, and the students were whisked away in police cars after only three and a half hours of class.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors assembled thousands of pages of text messages and emails, obtained bank and flight records, gathered corroborating witnesses, and collected video footage of freak-offs and the damning tape of Combs attacking Ventura.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of attacking

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The California coast braces for another battering California beach communities are expected to see rising sea levels in the coming weeks as El Niño continues to strengthen, with more sand erosion and damage possible, according to new data.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The suspect above is being sought by CPD for allegedly battering another CTA Red Line passenger while make antisemitic statements.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of battering

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To decode information about the cosmic matter bombarding Earth, scientists must use computers to simulate the rainstorm of particles in air.

— Jesse Liu, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Second, tritium does not occur naturally in meaningful quantities, meaning reactors must breed their own fuel by bombarding lithium-bearing blankets with neutrons.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of bombarding

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