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as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster
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as in attack
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
a massive aerial blitz that was supposed to shock and awe the enemy into immediate surrender
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as in campaign
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal
an all-out advertising blitz to promote the new soft drink
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Recent Examples of blitz
Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
The miss was preceded by a nine-yard loss when quarterback Jalen Hurts couldn't avoid the blitz and was sacked by Washington's Frankie Luvu.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
Amid the blitz of conservation efforts and research focused on the beloved bears, other animals in the same habitats have seen rises in population.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
Additionally, the Lions were sending corner blitzes from so far out that Daniels could see them and hit bubble screens, including Terry McLaurin’s 58-yard touchdown.
—Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The back-and-forth second half, in doubt until one final Steve Spagnuolo blitz for a fourth-down stop, produced all the drama of, ahem, a Chiefs-Bills playoff game.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
The miss was preceded by a nine-yard loss when quarterback Jalen Hurts couldn't avoid the blitz and was sacked by Washington's Frankie Luvu.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
Amid the blitz of conservation efforts and research focused on the beloved bears, other animals in the same habitats have seen rises in population.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
Additionally, the Lions were sending corner blitzes from so far out that Daniels could see them and hit bubble screens, including Terry McLaurin’s 58-yard touchdown.
—Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blitz
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Thomas helped to lead a 3-point barrage when the Nets handed the Kings a 108-103 loss on Nov. 24 in Sacramento.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Jan. 2025
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It’s all covered in obsessive detail in the upcoming anniversary doc, Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music, one of a barrage of specials and look-backs celebrating the pioneering sketch show’s storied history.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
24 Jan. 2025
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Torelli plays Addy Frost, an exploration influencer who returns to the Devil’s Triangle 13 years after witnessing her father’s death in a shark attack.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Feb. 2025
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How rare are attacks like these? School shootings are rare, but Sweden – long associated with high living standards and a strong social safety net – has seen a surge in violent crime in recent years, driven in part by gang warfare.—
Henrik Pettersson,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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An air campaign then killed senior commanders, including longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, along with thousands of fighters and much of its missile arsenal.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
26 Jan. 2025
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Drive Development contributed $50,000 to Suarez’s re-election campaign in 2020 and $100,000 to Suarez’s 2018 initiative to create a strong mayor position (voters rejected it), campaign finance records show.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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Lawmakers from both parties respond to the president’s flurry of executive orders.—
The Editors,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Among the flurry of executive orders since his Jan. 20 inauguration, President Donald Trump has taken aim at rooting out diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs within the federal government.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
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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
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In the end, the police raid a facility used as a base for the Slide organization.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
TIME,
31 Jan. 2025
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The feline's movement can trigger instinctive responses in dogs as a natural self-preservation mechanism.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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His attempt to enact that clause generated a movement known as Strike Germany, through which artists have declined to work with German institutions that will not issue statements in solidarity with Palestine or alter their positions on Israel’s war in Gaza.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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“Blitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blitz. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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