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
By then, there was such an onslaught of calls to congressional offices that phone lines on the Hill were jammed to the point of failure.
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Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
Democrats have called Trump’s increasingly anti-Ukrainian posture a sign of America in retreat from an onslaught instigated by Vladimir Putin.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Congestion pricing, the tolling program designed to cut down traffic in Manhattan and raise billions of dollars for the region’s aging transit infrastructure, had survived an onslaught.
—Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Embers are the primary way that wildfires spread, so houses need to be prepared for that onslaught.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
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Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
Democrats have called Trump’s increasingly anti-Ukrainian posture a sign of America in retreat from an onslaught instigated by Vladimir Putin.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Congestion pricing, the tolling program designed to cut down traffic in Manhattan and raise billions of dollars for the region’s aging transit infrastructure, had survived an onslaught.
—Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Embers are the primary way that wildfires spread, so houses need to be prepared for that onslaught.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onslaught
Noun
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Hamas started the war with its Oct. 7, 2023, attack that left 1,200 dead in Israel, mostly civilians, and took some 250 hostage.—
Samy Magdy and David Rising,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, about 5:15 p.m. Monday, deputies responded to the area's Valley community for a report of a dog attack.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 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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The raid, which included dismantling the working 103 kilogram, 18-karat gold toilet, titled America (2016), took only five minutes.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Related article Three men on trial over $6 million gold toilet stolen in ‘audacious raid’ Estele and his wife hope to build a new house with their half of the money, Debuisson said.—
Jack Guy,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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The 21-year-old Utah Royals forward cut inside from the left channel, took a few touches and unleashed a rocket-like strike from about 30 yards, which swerved into the right side of the net.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The likelihood of a strike will fluctuate as astronomers learn more about the asteroid’s path around the sun, and the probability may eventually drop to zero.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Israel's Gaza offensive killed at least 48,000 Palestinians, according to officials in the Hamas-run territory cited by the Associated Press.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Israel has been carrying out a broad military offensive in the occupied territory since the ceasefire took effect.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Onslaught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onslaught. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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