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as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
the stunned survivors of the crash were then confronted with a blitzkrieg of insensitive questions from the media
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as in attack
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
the war began with a blitzkrieg that was designed to shock the enemy into submission
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Recent Examples of blitzkrieg
Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Hammering Away So far, all three businesses Starbuck has targeted with his social-media blitzkriegs have agreed to scale back DEI efforts.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
The Trump campaign may already be moving in that direction with a return to X with tighter messaging, a bigger messaging role for running mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), and a battleground state advertising blitzkrieg.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Aug. 2024
The second was a donations blitzkrieg for crypto-friendly candidates, which was led by Sam’s younger brother Gabe.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
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Two years after the democratic space powers cut almost all ties with Roscosmos - following Russia’s blitzkrieg on liberal Ukraine - space agency leaders planet-wide are joining a summit in Milan to map out their collective future in light of the Kremlin’s endangering life in orbit.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Hammering Away So far, all three businesses Starbuck has targeted with his social-media blitzkriegs have agreed to scale back DEI efforts.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
The Trump campaign may already be moving in that direction with a return to X with tighter messaging, a bigger messaging role for running mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), and a battleground state advertising blitzkrieg.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Aug. 2024
The second was a donations blitzkrieg for crypto-friendly candidates, which was led by Sam’s younger brother Gabe.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blitzkrieg
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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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Earlier this year, the organization also determined that the Islamic State group used mustard gas in an attack on the town of Marea.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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The strikes Thursday evening came as Palestinian medics were still surveying the morning's deadly toll of fierce Israeli attacks, including on Nuseirat camp.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 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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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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Trump himself expressed his disapproval of Wray on Sunday, citing the Mar-a-Lago raid and Wray’s initial suggestion that shrapnel, not an intact bullet, grazed his ear during the July assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 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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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.Jacky Wong, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
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Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.Reuters, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2023
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Unless the United States steps in, Erdogan will use the opportunity to carry out offensives against the Kurds.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Related article Syrian rebel leader says goal is to ‘overthrow’ Assad regime HTS had been the de facto rulers of Idlib, the northwestern Syrian city from which the recent offensive was launched.Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Blitzkrieg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blitzkrieg. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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