plural blitzes
1
b(1)
: an intensive aerial military campaign
(2)
: air raid
2
a
: a fast intensive nonmilitary campaign or attack
an advertising blitz
b
: a rush of the passer by a defensive linebacker, back, or end in football
3
: an occurrence in which large numbers of fish gather to chase and feed on prey or bait
At Race Point there was an amazing blitz as stripers and blues pushed Atlantic needlefish ashore.—
Gene Bourque
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blitz
verb
Examples of blitz in a Sentence
The company is planning an advertising blitz for the new product.
a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster
Recent Examples on the Web
In the moments where a Warrior wasn’t draped all over him, Green saw traps, doubles and hard blitzes, forcing him to give up the ball and trust his teammates to make plays.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Alongside his riveting dispatches on Moscow’s missile blitzes on Ukraine - and threats of nuclear attacks on any Western ally coming to its aid - Dickinson has also been charting Putin’s musings and machinations on recreating the Russian Empire.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Previous lobbying blitzes brought corporate leaders from a range of industries to Capitol Hill to explain the job growth happening as a result of the tax policy, and the effort appears to be bearing fruit.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
The Miami-Dade Democratic Hispanic Caucus rolled out its own blitz early this month against Rubio and the three U.S. representatives, who represent large numbers of immigrants.
—David Smiley, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
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Anthony Slater, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Alongside his riveting dispatches on Moscow’s missile blitzes on Ukraine - and threats of nuclear attacks on any Western ally coming to its aid - Dickinson has also been charting Putin’s musings and machinations on recreating the Russian Empire.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Previous lobbying blitzes brought corporate leaders from a range of industries to Capitol Hill to explain the job growth happening as a result of the tax policy, and the effort appears to be bearing fruit.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
The Miami-Dade Democratic Hispanic Caucus rolled out its own blitz early this month against Rubio and the three U.S. representatives, who represent large numbers of immigrants.
—David Smiley, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Blitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blitz. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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