blitzkrieg
noun
blitz·krieg
ˈblits-ˌkrēg 
1
: war conducted with great speed and force
specifically
: a violent surprise offensive by massed air forces and mechanized ground forces in close coordination
2
blitzkrieg
transitive verb
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Examples of blitzkrieg in a Sentence
the stunned survivors of the crash were then confronted with a blitzkrieg of insensitive questions from the media
the war began with a blitzkrieg that was designed to shock the enemy into submission
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The heirs of the Red Army that stood against the blitzkrieg of Nazism and paid the most staggering price in casualties and material, without which the Normandy invasion would not have been possible, have been made the Bet Noir of democracy.
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Dr. Robert G. Rabil, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2024
When in 1954 Mao Zedong unleashed an artillery blitzkrieg on it, President Eisenhower felt obliged to set aside reservations about Chiang’s authoritarian project and signed a mutual defense treaty between the U.S. and the ROC.
—Charlie Campbell / Taipei, TIME, 13 June 2024
Putin’s blitzkrieg had failed; that was clear by early March.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2024
Police on Wednesday arrested an 18-year-old D.C. high school student and charged him with taking part in the Dec. 17 blitzkrieg of the Chanel store at CityCenterDC, a luxury shopping area near the Penn Quarter neighborhood.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
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Dr. Robert G. Rabil, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2024
When in 1954 Mao Zedong unleashed an artillery blitzkrieg on it, President Eisenhower felt obliged to set aside reservations about Chiang’s authoritarian project and signed a mutual defense treaty between the U.S. and the ROC.
—Charlie Campbell / Taipei, TIME, 13 June 2024
Putin’s blitzkrieg had failed; that was clear by early March.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2024
Police on Wednesday arrested an 18-year-old D.C. high school student and charged him with taking part in the Dec. 17 blitzkrieg of the Chanel store at CityCenterDC, a luxury shopping area near the Penn Quarter neighborhood.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Blitzkrieg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blitzkrieg. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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German, literally, "lightning war"
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