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
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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This failure to beat back Moscow’s ongoing blitzkrieg is decimating not only the safety of Ukraine’s citizenry, but also the worldwide campaign to freeze nuclear proliferation, Bollfrass says.
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
And just as DeLillo seemed to spookily foreshadow a financial collapse on the horizon, so did Cronenberg somehow make the perfect apocalyptic allegory for 2025, a time when rich oligarchs are shrugging off their own senseless blitzkrieg on the dollar.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
More recently, Warren has broadened her critique of Trump’s policies to encompass other areas, including trade, taxes, financial regulation, and the debilitating effect of his over-all blitzkrieg.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
Schumer laid out a four-pronged approach to resisting Trump’s blitzkrieg of executive orders and actions to remake the executive branch.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 10 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
And just as DeLillo seemed to spookily foreshadow a financial collapse on the horizon, so did Cronenberg somehow make the perfect apocalyptic allegory for 2025, a time when rich oligarchs are shrugging off their own senseless blitzkrieg on the dollar.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
More recently, Warren has broadened her critique of Trump’s policies to encompass other areas, including trade, taxes, financial regulation, and the debilitating effect of his over-all blitzkrieg.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
Schumer laid out a four-pronged approach to resisting Trump’s blitzkrieg of executive orders and actions to remake the executive branch.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Blitzkrieg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blitzkrieg. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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German, literally, "lightning war"
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