: an especially fierce attack
the tremendous onslaught across the Rhine—
Sir Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill
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: something resembling such an attack
an onslaught of technological changes
Employers are expecting an onslaught of recent college graduates.
Examples of onslaught in a Sentence
an onslaught by the enemy
the massive onslaught of enemy troops caught the country by surprise
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Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025
Gascón, the first openly trans actor to be nominated for an Academy Award, faced an onslaught of backlash after old social media posts about George Floyd and Islam came to light.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
Trump is expected to use part of his remarks tout cuts to the federal government by Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, which has mounted an aggressive onslaught of the federal bureaucracy during Trump's five weeks in office.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Henry Waddell, Brandon Arel and Will Forrest added a goal each in the onslaught.
—Erik Anderson, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Onslaught.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onslaught. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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onslaught
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on·slaught
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: a violent attack
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