blitz

noun

ˈblits How to pronounce blitz (audio)
plural blitzes
Synonyms of blitz
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

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The company is planning an advertising blitz for the new product. a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster
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This defense needs to find a way to make quarterbacks uncomfortable without becoming blitz crazy, and that means Chop Robinson, Josh Uche and Malik Herring must step up and win more of their 1-on-1 assignments. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026 Defensive coordinator Corey Batoon dialed up more blitzes and two-high safety coverages in the second half, switching from a first-half strategy that was full of single-high and some three-man rushes. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026 Another third-quarter possession ended at Ohio State’s 33, when Hoover was panicked on a blindside blitz and after a miscommunication on third-and-six late in the third, Cignetti had to settle for a 55-yard field goal try. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 The breakout star of the summer box office kicked her Oscar campaign into high gear this week with a media blitz, including a W magazine cover and a live recording of THR’s awards podcast. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blitz

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First Known Use

circa 1939, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of blitz was circa 1939

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blitz

noun
ˈblits How to pronounce blitz (audio)
1
a
: an all-out series of air raids
b
: air raid
2
: a fast thorough campaign
an advertising blitz for a new product
blitz verb
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