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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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“Onslaught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onslaught. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of onslaught was circa 1625
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