Etymology Clipping of blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”).
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A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
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A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
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.2018 April 10, Daniel Taylor, “Liverpool go through after Mohamed Salah stops Manchester City fightback”, in The Guardian:
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He [Yoshihide Suga] seems to be counting on a media blitz with feel-good effects around the Games to improve his sagging popularity.2021 March 25, Koichi Nakano, “The Olympics Are On! But Why?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Liberal activists promised a well-funded summertime blitz, replete with home-state rallies and million-dollar ad campaigns, to try to ramp up pressure on a handful of Senate Democrats opposed to changing the rules.2021 June 22, Nicholas Fandos, “Republicans Block Voting Rights Bill, Dealing Blow to Biden and Democrats”, in The New York Times:
As well as its revamped search bar, Google unveiled a blitz of other innovations that point to the longer-term evolution of the product.2025 May 24, Stephen Morris, Melissa Heikkilä, Cristina Criddle, “Defending the high ground”, in FT Weekend (Big Read section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7:
What I had played was chess. Specially, I knocked out some 2,000 games of speed (or "blitz") chess in the two months leading up to the tournament. In fact, I played so much that I'm currently in the top half-percent of more than 1.3 million of blitz players at an online chess competition site.2013 June 24, Mark Samuelian, “Speed Chess Changed My Brain”, in The Atlantic:
In order to avoid misunderstanding, I must note that I object to the attempts to displace normal chess with fast play, not rapid or blitz in general. I love them both, and, if I were to choose which to play, classic or rapid, I would choose rapid.2015, Mark Dvoretsky, For Friends and Colleagues, volume 2 (Reflections on My Profession):
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Cooking, Food, Lifestyle The act of blending or puréeing food using a blender or processor.
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Fishing, Hobbies, Lifestyle An occurrence in which large numbers of fish, typically striped bass or bluefish, feed on a school of baitfish, typically one in which the occurrence can be seen from the surface.
Etymology Clipping of blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”).
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To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action.
So the question remains — what to do with ignorance, which I must presume is deliberate, as in this media-blitzed era it is not possible to be truly ignorant after age 12.1990 February 4, Chrystos, “Headaches And Ruminations”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 9: