blitz

noun

ˈblits

plural blitzes

Synonyms of blitz next

: blitzkrieg sense 1

b(1)

: an intensive aerial military campaign

(2)

: air raid

: a fast intensive nonmilitary campaign or attack

an advertising blitz

: a rush of the passer by a defensive linebacker, back, or end in football

: 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. —

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