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blitzkrieg

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verb

as in to bomb
to use bombs or artillery against the Germans were determined to blitzkrieg London until the British surrendered

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Noun
Despite these grotesque demands, Kyiv agreed to negotiate with Russia during the initial days of the invasion, when Moscow’s blitzkrieg threatened to quickly defeat the Ukrainian armed forces. Branislav L. Slantchev, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024 Expanding the brand to a worldwide audience, the Burbank, CA lot executed a multi-prong, bespoke D-Day global marketing campaign, one whose stunts arguably rivaled that of Universal’s blitzkrieg for Wicked. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024 Similarly, blitzkrieg—an evolution of the same German military principles—would be used against the Allies in World War II to great and terrible effect. Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024 Russia’s blitzkrieg had failed, and Ukraine successfully defended its independence. Eric Ciaramella, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for blitzkrieg 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blitzkrieg
Noun
  • That’s what the office of state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, has been working hard to do after a barrage of phone calls from terrified individuals.
    Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Still, despite Trump’s barrage of criticism against the Fed, Bessent is assuring Wall Street that the administration isn’t trying to twist the Fed’s arm, but rather carve out its own approach.
    Bryan Mena, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The city of Charlotte and state of North Carolina may never forget April 29, 2024 — the day that marked one of the nation’s most devastating attacks on law enforcement in generations.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Two more New York City firefighters have died as a result of health issues sustained while working at the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The destruction in parts of Altadena, a few miles to the west of Sierra Madre, and Pacific Palisades, which had burned in a separate fire on the other side of Los Angeles, made these areas appear bombed out.
    M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
  • While The Crow bombed after a heartwarming buildup, opening at $4.6 million against a budget of at least $50 million, LaBeouf has appeared in Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis and shot a film with David Mamet, signaling a post–Me Too comeback.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • After a slow start to free agency, the Valkyries have made a flurry of moves.
    Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
  • This year is expected to see a flurry of activity in the area.
    Ina Fried, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • One potential problem for such an onslaught is that the senators most likely to oppose Gabbard may not be as vulnerable to attacks from their right flank.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Furthermore, situations like setting up a new home, buying another wardrobe, or the sight of a fire truck can all trigger an onslaught of memories and emotion down the line.
    Christina Pérez, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • While the focus of President Donald Trump's immigration policies has been on enforcement raids across the country and his executive orders, House Republicans have introduced at least six bills aimed at immigration reform.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
  • In the end, the police raid a facility used as a base for the Slide organization.
    Isabella Wandermurem, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.
    Jacky Wong, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.
    Reuters, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • More than 47,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s retaliatory air and ground offensive, over half women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t say how many of the dead were fighters.
    Imad Isseid, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
  • In the more than 15 months since, more than 47,000 people in Gaza were killed in Israel's offensive, according to Palestinian health officials.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025

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