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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
Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
The investigation wasn’t part of a fact-check blitz targeting successful stand-up comedians with TV specials.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
This brings his season totals to a league-leading 701 passing yards and 12.1 yards per attempt against the blitz.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
His biggest budget film to date is also his most traditional, starring Saoirse Ronan and Elliott Heffernan as a mother and son separated during the London blitz of World War II.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
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Former President Trump stopped by Georgia Tech in Atlanta on Monday night to rally supporters as part of a last-mile blitz to mine remaining votes before polls close on Nov. 5.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
The investigation wasn’t part of a fact-check blitz targeting successful stand-up comedians with TV specials.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
This brings his season totals to a league-leading 701 passing yards and 12.1 yards per attempt against the blitz.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
His biggest budget film to date is also his most traditional, starring Saoirse Ronan and Elliott Heffernan as a mother and son separated during the London blitz of World War II.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blitz
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More like a real treat this week, because there’s actually a whole barrage of movies and television to tune into, finally.Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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Min has faced a barrage of attacks related to his DUI arrest last year and last month had his campaign signs defaced with anti-Asian slurs.Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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For the most part, Israel’s response to Hamas’s devastating October 7 attack was confined to the Gaza Strip.Carrie A. Lee, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
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Episodes often feature logistically complex armed attacks, guided from afar by the top brass, played by the likes of Kidman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Kelly, Jennifer Ehle, and Bruce McGill.Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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Allred, a three-term congressman from Dallas, is also well-financed but running a lower-key and more centrist race than the freewheeling campaign of the more outwardly liberal O'Rourke.John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Evans, a software engineer, ran an acrimonious campaign filled with insults and attacks.Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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On May 8, 2023, shortly before dawn, Jordanian fighter jets bombed Ramthan’s family house.Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Tim Lammers For example, the recent Warner Bros. Joker sequel—Joker: Folie à Deux—opened in theaters on October 4 but after bombing with moviegoers pivoted to PVOD 25 days later, on October 29.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Flashback: Under Trump's first presidency, the FCC rolled back media ownership rules, paving the way for a flurry of local broadcast consolidation.Avery Lotz, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
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Another fraternity brother shows me photos from two nights before, when snow flurries blanketed the area at night.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
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Thao’s romantic partner, Andre Jones, has also been named in federal subpoenas issued after the raids.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Another video claimed Vice President Harris and her husband were paid $500,000 for tipping off P. Diddy about a federal raid of his home, according to NewsGuard.Sam Sabin, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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This election ran smoothly because of the legislation and proactive lawsuits from the conservative movement, argued Arizona state Rep. Alexander Kolodin, a Republican who was sanctioned by the State Bar of Arizona for his role in challenging the 2020 election.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Since the ’80s, Tom Loeser and Wendy Maruyama, pioneering figures of the postwar American Studio Craft movement, have created furniture that challenges the conventions of woodworking and uses color with both precision and a sense of irreverence.Morgan Meier, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
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But in this year’s hyperpolarized backdrop fueled by record advertising spending and media onslaughts from the Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigns alike, U.S. retirement savers are left in a cloud of unease and uncertainty.Brian Menickella, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The onslaught by the Israel Defense Forces shows no sign of slowing, even months after the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) warning of plausible risk of genocide made headline news.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Blitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blitz. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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