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.—
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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
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Since then, advocates for repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset made a last-ditch lobbying blitz to get the Senate to take it up before the current Congress winds down.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
The Broncos responded to the gift by closing the game on a 24-0 blitz after scoring just seven points in their first nine drives.
—Arnie Stapleton, The Denver Post, 17 Dec. 2024
Ertz had made a pretty one-handed snag as quarterback Jayden Daniels swiftly read a blitz and hit him on a slant route.
—Sean Treppedi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
The Gothams are considered the unofficial start to awards season, a months-long blitz that involves stops at the Golden Globes, multiple Guild Awards (there’s one for screen actors, writers, directors and producers), BAFTAs and Oscars.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
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Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
The Broncos responded to the gift by closing the game on a 24-0 blitz after scoring just seven points in their first nine drives.
—Arnie Stapleton, The Denver Post, 17 Dec. 2024
Ertz had made a pretty one-handed snag as quarterback Jayden Daniels swiftly read a blitz and hit him on a slant route.
—Sean Treppedi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
The Gothams are considered the unofficial start to awards season, a months-long blitz that involves stops at the Golden Globes, multiple Guild Awards (there’s one for screen actors, writers, directors and producers), BAFTAs and Oscars.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Blitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blitz. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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