as in bombing
to use bombs or artillery against
in 1940 and 1941 the German air force blitzed London night after horrible night
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Recent Examples of blitzing
The Rams’ front can get to the QB without blitzing while blanketing receivers with zone coverage so the challenge before Young will be immense.
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Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Plus, fans could attempt to replicate the Blended Refreshers first introduced in 2023 by blitzing the concentrate, ice and choice of liquid in a blender.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Could blitzing more push the defense back to top form?
—Austin Mock, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
McMillian, who was blitzing, gestured back at his would-be matchup — Washington — lined up in the slot.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
Goff was sacked by blitzing Kyle Dugger for a safety to give the Steelers a 12-10 lead in the third quarter.
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
And that’s despite the Chargers blitzing just once the entire half.
—Sam McDowell December 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Dec. 2025
The Oilers hammered the Winnipeg Jets 6-2 on Saturday, blitzing the Jets with four first-period goals and cruising from there.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Every version, however, was capable of blitzing from 0 to 60 mph in less than three seconds.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blitzing
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Piper Sandler’s Laperriere said Trump used such types of force infrequently during his first term and held off on bombing Iran.—
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Just hours before the US began bombing Iraq in 2003, Husain and his family stole around $1 billion in what has been described as the largest bank heist of all time.—
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Obstructing, impeding, or attacking federal law enforcement is a federal crime.—
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What now is the difference between the United States attacking Venezuela in order to install new leadership and Russia invading Ukraine to effect annexation and leadership change?—
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After a harrowing and deadly Christmas Eve in California with rescues and evacuations amid widespread flooding and debris flow threats, another storm is battering the state Christmas Day, with more expected into Friday.—
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Her 2018 video Hammer and Nail showed the battering head of a hammer crashing down repeatedly atop a nail in a plank of wood, the metal shard seeming to disappear into the frame with the last stroke.—
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The first of method is radiolysis, which involves pre-splitting the water molecules by bombarding them with alpha, beta, and gamma particles.—
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How the Babbel App Works Instead of bombarding you with random vocabulary words, Babbel teaches you how to navigate everyday situations like ordering at a restaurant, asking for directions, or making small talk.—
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“Blitzing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blitzing. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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