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Type Words
Synonyms blitzkrieg
Type of onset, onslaught, attack, onrush
Type Words
Synonyms linebacker blitzing, safety blitz
Type of maneuver, manoeuvre, play
Type Words
Type of attack, assail


Hitler blitzed Poland.

Examples of blitz

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One big blitz and a controversial fumble later, the game was almost out of hand.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
The Mavericks had a 15-2 blitz early in the quarter to run up a 54-39 advantage.
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On the final drive, fourth down at the 7, Smith didn't see a blitz off the edge.
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Kevin O'Brien and Hamish Marshall's opening stand of 192 was a cricketing blitz.
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Defensive coordinator Ken Flajole uncorked an aggressive, blitz-heavy game plan.
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The Cowboys had been forced to blitz the run in an attempt to slow Jackson down.
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Whatever the case, the blitz-crazy Eagles should make him feel much, much worse.
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The goal is to blitz the area with information to spark a community-wide search.
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With the blitz coming, Romo quickly fired toward Hurd cutting across the middle.
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More examples
  • Attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland"
  • Safety blitz: (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line
  • A swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
  • Blitz! is a musical by Lionel Bart. The play, described by Steven Suskin as "massive", was set in the East End of London during the Blitz (the aerial bombings during World War II). ...
  • Blitz++ is a high-performance vector mathematics library written in C++. This library is intended for use in scientific applications that might otherwise be implemented with Fortran or MATLAB.
  • Blitz is industrial rock group KMFDM's sixteenth studio album. It was released on March 24, 2009, on the band's record label KMFDM Records and Metropolis Records. It also marks the first use of five letter song titles and a five letter album title since WWIII. ...
  • In American football or Canadian football, a blitz or red dog is a team defensive maneuver in which one or more linebackers or defensive backs, who normally remain on the defensive team's side of the line of scrimmage during a play, are instead sent across the line to the offensive side to try ...
  • Blitz was a street punk band from New Mills, Derbyshire, England. They had success in the United Kingdom indie charts in the early 1980s. ...
  • The series of air raids launched on various cities in Britain (not just London) by the German airforce in 1940-1. They were also known as the Baedeker Raids