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
Gene Bourque
blitz
verb
Synonyms
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
That building blitz turbocharged Kajima’s growth, with its stock price surging 86% in the past year.
—Takashi Mochizuki, Fortune Asia, 15 Apr. 2024
Then the Mavericks answered with a 13-0 blitz of their own to go into halftime tied.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
According to Lee's website, the menu includes over 40 flavors for sundaes, shakes, malts and blitzes.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
Cabinet secretaries and senior White House officials are embarking on their own post-State of the Union travel blitz to amplify Biden’s message starting Friday and continuing throughout the coming weeks, hitting not only swing states but rural territory such as Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee.
—Will Weissert, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2024
But the rare blitz of maintenance still leaves dozens of other channel segments that have not been touched in at least more than a decade, city records show.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
Perun had decided that, instead of a mechanized blitz, a small number of his soldiers would infiltrate Tabaivka stealthily on foot.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
In March, the campaign announced a $30 million advertising blitz in battleground states.
—Nicholas Nehamas, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
As part of that hiring blitz, the company introduced enhanced benefits and an Employee Assistance Program.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
Takashi Mochizuki, Fortune Asia, 15 Apr. 2024
Then the Mavericks answered with a 13-0 blitz of their own to go into halftime tied.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
According to Lee's website, the menu includes over 40 flavors for sundaes, shakes, malts and blitzes.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
Cabinet secretaries and senior White House officials are embarking on their own post-State of the Union travel blitz to amplify Biden’s message starting Friday and continuing throughout the coming weeks, hitting not only swing states but rural territory such as Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee.
—Will Weissert, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2024
But the rare blitz of maintenance still leaves dozens of other channel segments that have not been touched in at least more than a decade, city records show.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
Perun had decided that, instead of a mechanized blitz, a small number of his soldiers would infiltrate Tabaivka stealthily on foot.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
In March, the campaign announced a $30 million advertising blitz in battleground states.
—Nicholas Nehamas, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
As part of that hiring blitz, the company introduced enhanced benefits and an Employee Assistance Program.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Blitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blitz. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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