as in attack
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
the massive onslaught of enemy troops caught the country by surprise
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Recent Examples of onslaught
Despite the inventory onslaught, hoteliers expect to make money.
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Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025
It’s become a flashpoint for an often-misinformed debate about how women are allowed to compete in sports and has subsequently triggered an onslaught of online, transphobic abuse toward athletes.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
From the May 2018 issue: The report on race that shook America
The onslaught dislodged Rooks’s faith in the value of contemporary integration, and even of Brown itself.
—Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
And the recent onslaught of free-agent additions could just be the start of building up a unit that struggled mightily last season.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2025
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Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025
It’s become a flashpoint for an often-misinformed debate about how women are allowed to compete in sports and has subsequently triggered an onslaught of online, transphobic abuse toward athletes.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
From the May 2018 issue: The report on race that shook America
The onslaught dislodged Rooks’s faith in the value of contemporary integration, and even of Brown itself.
—Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
And the recent onslaught of free-agent additions could just be the start of building up a unit that struggled mightily last season.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onslaught
Noun
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There has been a big labor split, however, with carpenters and laborers unions going heavily for Moreno — and waging tough attacks against Aguirre.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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On Friday, a Russian ballistic missile and drone attack on the city of Kryvyi Rih -- Zelenskyy's home town -- killed 19 people, including nine children.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2025
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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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For now, the Trump administration is loosening rules on commanders conducting military raids and airstrikes, expanding the range of people and places that can be targeted.—
Anna Mulrine Grobe,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
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The woman, who sued under a Jane Doe pseudonym, told jurors that Way allegedly first raped her in a bathroom during a police raid of his home in mid-February 2019.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2025
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Russia and Ukraine have both accused each other of violating the pause on strikes since then.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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At the hospital, Palestinians killed in the strike were wrapped in white cloths or rugs.—
Kareem Khadder and Dana Karni,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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Israel's offensive has killed more than 50,000 Palestinians, including hundreds killed in strikes since a ceasefire ended about two weeks ago, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which doesn't say whether those killed are civilians or combatants.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Israel’s offensive has killed more than 50,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants.—
Isaac Scharf and Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Onslaught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onslaught. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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