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单词 blitzes
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blitz

noun

ˈblits How to pronounce blitz (audio)
plural blitzes
1
a
: blitzkrieg sense 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. Gene Bourque
blitz verb

Synonyms

  • barrage
  • blitzkrieg
  • bombardment
  • cannonade
  • drumbeat
  • drumfire
  • flurry
  • fusillade
  • hail
  • salvo
  • shower
  • storm
  • volley
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Example Sentences

The company is planning an advertising blitz for the new product. a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster
Recent Examples on the Web Anarumo designed a blitz heavy scheme as well as three linebacker sets that the Bengals had rarely done before. Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022 From his arrival in 2016, Allen built defenses that could manage tempo, play downhill, adapt to a variety of formations, blitz from all angles and create havoc. Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2022 Jackson’s most surprising reversal in fortune last season came against man-to-man coverage and the blitz. Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2022 While the zero-blitz example above did not go in the Irish’s favor, plenty of other blitzes were more effective. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022 In a food processor, blitz together equal parts by weight all-purpose flour and fresh baby spinach. Ella Quittner, Bon Appétit, 17 Aug. 2022 Diesel Labs suggests Dragon has double the current audience interest of Rings of Power (though Amazon’s marketing blitz hasn’t really begun, and Dragon is at full steam). James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2022 The student reportedly went up to a home while selling blitz cards during a team program fundraiser. Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2022 Strong also showed some instinctiveness on a few blitz pick-ups, giving fellow rookie Bailey Zappe an extra tick to throw . . . Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1939, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

blitzes 1 of 2

noun

plural of blitz
1
as in barrages
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • barrages
  • flurries
  • bombardments
  • blitzkriegs
  • volleys
  • hails
  • fusillades
  • salvos
  • drumbeats
  • floods
  • cannonades
  • showers
  • torrents
  • tides
  • salvoes
  • storms
  • surges
  • drumfires
  • avalanches
  • rashes
  • bursts
  • streams
  • outbursts
  • outflows
  • broadsides
  • outpourings
  • flood tides
  • inundations
  • overflows
  • flushes
  • spates
  • deluges
  • currents
  • excesses
  • discharges
  • surpluses
  • gushes
  • cataracts
  • earfuls
  • rivers
  • cataclysms
  • engulfments
  • gluts
  • oversupplies
  • overages
  • surfeits
  • overkills
  • overabundances
  • superabundances
  • overmuch
  • superfluities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • drips
  • dribbles
  • trickles
2
as in attacks
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • attacks
  • raids
  • onslaughts
  • offensives
  • assaults
  • offenses
  • strikes
  • attempts
  • blitzkriegs
  • rushes
  • bombardments
  • counterattacks
  • aggressions
  • ambushes
  • incursions
  • barrages
  • invasions
  • charges
  • onsets
  • bombings
  • counteroffensives
  • offences
  • counterstrikes
  • counter-attacks
  • sieges
  • descents
  • forays
  • sacks
  • sorties
  • ambuscades
  • counter-strikes
  • envelopments
  • coups de main
  • sallies
  • air raids
  • volleys
  • breakthroughs
  • counter-aggressions
  • counterassaults
  • counter-assaults
  • ravages
  • fusillades
  • pillages
  • counteraggressions
  • salvos
  • cannonades
  • storms
  • hails
  • salvoes
  • whammies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • defenses
  • shields
  • guards
  • defensives
  • oppositions
  • resistances
  • securities
  • shelters
  • protections
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3
as in campaigns
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal an all-out advertising blitz to promote the new soft drink

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • campaigns
  • crusades
  • movements
  • pushes
  • drives
  • initiatives
  • causes
  • marches
  • juggernauts
  • attacks
  • offensives
  • projects
  • maneuvers
  • assaults
  • bids
  • missions
  • actions
  • bandwagons
  • enterprises
  • undertakings

blitzes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of blitz
as in bombs
to use bombs or artillery against in 1940 and 1941 the German air force blitzed London night after horrible night

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • bombs
  • attacks
  • blitzkriegs
  • batters
  • shells
  • bombards
  • cannonades
  • assaults
  • ravages
  • pounds
  • hits
  • rakes
  • strafes
  • enfilades
  • assails
  • strikes
  • devastates
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