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
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
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There are plays when the offense looks to the sideline for checks, but Ward sniffs out blitzes, adjusts protections and changes route concepts at the line scrimmage.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The Israeli attacks, which erupted in a blitz of nighttime airstrikes on March 18 and shattered a tenuous ceasefire, have killed more than 800 people in Gaza in the past week and a half, nearly 40% of them children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 27 Mar. 2025
Since then, the burger giant has been on a marketing blitz.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
The studio will now unleash its final marketing blitz in hopes of coming in on the higher end.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
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Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The Israeli attacks, which erupted in a blitz of nighttime airstrikes on March 18 and shattered a tenuous ceasefire, have killed more than 800 people in Gaza in the past week and a half, nearly 40% of them children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 27 Mar. 2025
Since then, the burger giant has been on a marketing blitz.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
The studio will now unleash its final marketing blitz in hopes of coming in on the higher end.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blitz
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“Blitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blitz. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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