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Word entry · 5 letters

blitz

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"Sudden all-out attack"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /blɪts/Part of speech noun, verbSorted biltzStarts with BEnds with Z1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment

Word origin

Clipping of blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”).

Used in a sentence

  • “We embarked on a publicity blitz, putting posters and flyers all around town.”
  • “Ultimately, though, Liverpool had inflicted a grievous result in the first leg when they scored three times in a 19-minute blitz and, importantly, did not concede an away goal.”
  • “He [Yoshihide Suga] seems to be counting on a media blitz with feel-good effects around the Games to improve his sagging popularity.”

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