: an especially fierce attack
the tremendous onslaught across the Rhine—
Sir Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill
also
: 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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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
For whatever reason, the default federal approach has been to assume that U.S. taxpayers should help pay for any efforts needed to slow the sewage onslaught from Tijuana.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
However, the damage from the Mets’ scoring onslaught was already done.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Experts are racing to find solutions to keep the onslaught in check.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Onslaught.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onslaught. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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onslaught
noun
on·slaught
ˈän-ˌslȯt 
ˈȯn-
: a violent attack
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