blitz

noun

plural blitzes
1
b(1)
: an intensive aerial military campaign
(2)
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

Examples of blitz in a Sentence

The company is planning an advertising blitz for the new product. a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster
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There was an advertising blitz encouraging conservative women to vote for Harris in secret. Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024 And in 1992, Democratic challenger Bill Clinton stopped at Detroit Metropolitan Airport as part of a nine-state blitz the day before the election. Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024 Trump appeared in rallies in four cities in North Carolina between Saturday and Monday as part of his final swing-state blitz before Election Day. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 The ads are part of a $370 million advertising blitz targeting tribal communities since Labor Day. The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blitz 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1939, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of blitz was circa 1939

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“Blitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blitz. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

blitz

noun
1
a
: an all-out series of air raids
b
2
: a fast thorough campaign
an advertising blitz for a new product
blitz verb

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