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
The unit leads the NFL in interceptions (11) with its complex blitz packages confusing opposing quarterbacks.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
That puts extra onus on Brock Purdy to carefully dissect a Chiefs defense that flummoxed the 49ers in the Super Bowl with their combination of man coverage and blitzes.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
That's less than 20% of their $33.5 million war chest, meaning their biggest spending blitz is yet to come.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Fifth-round rookie Spencer Rattler received the nod at quarterback versus Tampa Bay and showed first-half flashes before unraveling against the second-half blitz sent at him by Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Ben Morse, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
That puts extra onus on Brock Purdy to carefully dissect a Chiefs defense that flummoxed the 49ers in the Super Bowl with their combination of man coverage and blitzes.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
That's less than 20% of their $33.5 million war chest, meaning their biggest spending blitz is yet to come.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Fifth-round rookie Spencer Rattler received the nod at quarterback versus Tampa Bay and showed first-half flashes before unraveling against the second-half blitz sent at him by Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Blitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blitz. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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