blitz
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barrage, blitzkrieg, bombardment, cannonade, drumbeat, drumfire, flurry, fusillade, hail, salvo, shower, storm, volley
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Garcetti turned the expensive ad blitz against the union, portraying rival Wendy Greuel as someone incapable of standing up to IBEW Local 18. — Sammy Roth, latimes.com, "Those ads ripping Garcetti on homelessness? They’re about fighting his Green New Deal," 14 July 2019 His campaign launched a $1.4 million TV ad blitz Wednesday, hitting the airwaves in the four early states as well as national ads on CNN and MSNBC. — Casey Tolan, The Mercury News, "California 2020 Countdown: Swalwell out, Steyer in — how the presidential field is changing," 11 July 2019 The Koch network already gave Ms. Heitkamp some help, recently running an ad blitz thanking the Democratic lawmaker for vote on a bill that eased banking regulations. — Jennifer Levitz, WSJ, "Koch Donor Network Won’t Back GOP Candidate in North Dakota Race," 30 July 2018 And then there’s the curious case of Bob Stefanowski, the former UBS Investment Bank chief financial officer who has spent close to $800,000 on a television ad blitz. — Neil Vigdor, courant.com, "With Stewart Out, Boughton Maneuvers As Republicans Prepare To Pick A Candidate," 12 May 2018 Ahead of the general election, Gorman said, national Republicans will be sure to publicize Democrats’ most leftward positions with aggressive ad blitzes. — Vauhini Vara, The New Republic, "Essential reporting, interpretation, and opinion on politics and culture. Don't miss our latest.," 9 May 2018 Most of the pressure on the Chargers quarterbacks came on blitzes, continuing a trend. — oregonlive.com, "Seattle Seahawks defeat the Los Angeles Chargers in third preseason game: 11 winners and losers," 25 Aug. 2019 One came during an Upland blitz and the other was after a play-action fake. — Eric Sondheimercolumnist, Los Angeles Times, "Clark Phillips of La Habra, Justin Flowe of Upland put on a show," 22 Aug. 2019 The blitzes and guys dropping in coverage was more than normal for me. — Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, "Mexican foreign exchange student learned English from TV — and also how to play QB," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blitz.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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