blitz

noun

plural blitzes
1
b(1)
: an intensive aerial military campaign
(2)
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
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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Shough does a good job of identifying and executing against blitzes. Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 The film also features footage of Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith rocking out in the studio during the 20-day blitz of writing and recording. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025 Jim Cramer Warns Of Repeat Of Devastating 'Black Monday' By Chloe Mayer Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 8 The dominance of the US dollar could be under threat due to the market chaos sparked by Donald Trump's tariff blitz on trading partners, policy experts have warned. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025 China's finance ministry said on Friday a 34% tariff will be imposed on all U.S. imports from April 10, mirroring President Trump's levy on Chinese goods that was announced as part of his global tariff blitz on Wednesday. John Ruwitch, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blitz

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1939, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of blitz was circa 1939

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“Blitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blitz. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

blitz

noun
1
a
: an all-out series of air raids
b
2
: a fast thorough campaign
an advertising blitz for a new product
blitz verb

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