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as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster
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as in attack
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
a massive aerial blitz that was supposed to shock and awe the enemy into immediate surrender
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as in campaign
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal
an all-out advertising blitz to promote the new soft drink
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Recent Examples of blitz
Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Even now, with the tournament shorn of Magnus Carlsen – the world’s best player who is sitting out his second world championship – and the increasing popularity of the shorter rapid and blitz formats of the game, becoming chess world champion is an accolade that still transcends the sport.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
This was the blitz that set the tone for the entire game.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
This year, it's celebrated on a Wednesday, and as of Tuesday, Nov. 19, there are exactly 35 days until Christmas — or just five shopping weekends, including the upcoming Black Friday-Cyber Monday blitz.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Nov. 2024
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The SpaceX founder has quickly become one of President-Elect Donald Trump's top advisors after pulling out all the stops for a fundraising blitz in the final days of the campaign.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Even now, with the tournament shorn of Magnus Carlsen – the world’s best player who is sitting out his second world championship – and the increasing popularity of the shorter rapid and blitz formats of the game, becoming chess world champion is an accolade that still transcends the sport.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
This was the blitz that set the tone for the entire game.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
This year, it's celebrated on a Wednesday, and as of Tuesday, Nov. 19, there are exactly 35 days until Christmas — or just five shopping weekends, including the upcoming Black Friday-Cyber Monday blitz.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blitz
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That excitement likely boiled over into an overly enthusiastic barrage.R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2024
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Days of Repentance was retaliation for Iran’s biggest missile attack against Israel to date, the October 1, 2024, ballistic missile barrage against Israel, codenamed Operation True Promise 2 by Tehran.Paul Iddon, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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This attack marked the deadliest strike in recent months, surpassing another assault just three days earlier that killed 10 civilians.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Iranian tactics Iran and Israel have been waging a shadow espionage war for decades, using spies and informants to gather intelligence to carry out attacks against each other.Zeena Saifi, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Nunes was a staunch ally of Trump throughout the House’s investigation into ties between Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia, which Nunes helped lead given his intelligence committee post.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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But all of that changed starting in 2017, when Mr. Trump became president amid the F.B.I. investigation into Russia’s covert attempt to manipulate the 2016 election and the nature of the ties between his campaign and Moscow.Charlie Savage, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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The Syrian civil war, up to last week, was the tedious winnowing process in which the Assad government bombed, killed, and terrorized Syrians into either fleeing the country or submitting to him.Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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During his first administration, President Donald Trump bombed Syria twice—on April 7, 2017, and April 14, 2018—in retaliation for chemical attacks.Paul Iddon, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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These mandates trigger a flurry of communication and tasks for both health insurers and doctors, Cutler said.Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
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The suits, filed in New York City on Thursday, are the latest in a flurry of accusations against Combs since his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura filed and subsequently settled a lawsuit last November.Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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After the raid, a lot of her customers never came back to Morton.Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
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The case became public last week when The Intercept published an article on the raid and the letter was released.DAN ROSENZWEIG-ZIFF THE WASHINGTON POST, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Understanding the behavior and movement patterns for any species is illuminating, but particularly with humpback whales, whose populations have rebounded in recent decades after being decimated by commercial whaling.Alexandra E. Petri, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Yoga and other movement therapies may also be helpful for prostate cancer patients who are struggling to sleep, Balneaves says.Markham Heid, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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Cruise companies are then not the bad guys delivering an onslaught of daytrippers into Europe's rammed summer cobbled streets by keeping everyone onboard longer with many activities.Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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The Warriors went scoreless for four minutes as a tight game became an 18-point onslaught.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Blitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blitz. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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