as in attack
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
the massive onslaught of enemy troops caught the country by surprise
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Recent Examples of onslaught
At San Diego City Hall, the affordability theme has been overwhelmed by an onslaught of rate and fee increases.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
The onslaught began with a 53-yard TD strike from Gebhardt to Domonique Young.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
But the map faces an onslaught of attacks in the courtroom and, potentially, the ballot box.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
The 2025 New York Film Festival marks the end of the major fall festivals — following the glamour of Venice, the tranquility of Telluride, and the onslaught of Toronto — and thus serves as the last chance for a surge of festival buzz to change the complexion of the awards race.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
The onslaught began with a 53-yard TD strike from Gebhardt to Domonique Young.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
But the map faces an onslaught of attacks in the courtroom and, potentially, the ballot box.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
The 2025 New York Film Festival marks the end of the major fall festivals — following the glamour of Venice, the tranquility of Telluride, and the onslaught of Toronto — and thus serves as the last chance for a surge of festival buzz to change the complexion of the awards race.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onslaught
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The confirmation of drones over Germany comes as NATO's Denmark investigates a wave of drone disruption to its airports that officials have characterized as a hybrid attack, and coincides with Estonian, Polish, and Romanian accusations against Russia of serious airspace incursions.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Overseas activists have tried to deliver aid in the past to Gaza but have either been intercepted by Israeli forces or come under some form of attack.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The meeting came less than a week after investigators said 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford of Burton, a former Marine, crashed a pickup truck into the Grand Blanc ward of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before firing an assault-style rifle inside.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The agents were reportedly performing a routine patrol in Broadview, a suburb of Chicago, when the alleged assault occurred.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Yet there has been an asymmetry between the Sturm und Drang of that operation—a midnight raid featured agents rappelling from helicopters onto a South Side apartment building—and its effect.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Adults and children alike were pulled from their apartments, crying and screaming during the raid, which led to the arrests of 37 undocumented immigrants.—
Whitney Wild,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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In their 11 matches in all competitions, Arne Slot’s side have scored eight goals in the 83rd minute or later, with those late strikes keeping results on track but masking defensive deficiencies and a lack of coherence, at times, in attack.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Just getting to 1-1 felt like a tremendous upset, considering that only a two-out, two-strike home run from Kerry Carpenter had kept the Tigers from a 2-0 deficit in the best-of-five series.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Like the three Dolphins opponents before them, the Jets pummeled Miami on the ground, putting New York’s offensive in favorable down-and-distance situations.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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The rebels also cited the need to take out the massive scam operations as justification for their offensive – which analysts say China likely greenlit.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Onslaught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onslaught. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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