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I . blitz [blɪts] N no pl

1. blitz (air attack):

blitz
[plötzlicher] Luftangriff m
to carry out a blitz on sth
einen Luftangriff auf etw acc fliegen

2. blitz Brit (in WW II):

the Blitz
deutsche Luftangriffe auf britische Städte im Zweiten Weltkrieg

4. blitz (of marketing campaign):

blitz
intensive [o. explosionsartige] Werbekampagne

II . blitz [blɪts] VB trans

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1. blitz (attack):

to blitz a city
Luftangriffe auf eine Stadt fliegen

2. blitz fig (attack):

to blitz sth
etw in Angriff nehmen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to blitz a city
Luftangriffe auf eine Stadt fliegen
blitz all the ingredients together
alle Zutaten [in der Küchenmaschine] miteinander vermengen [und pürieren]
to have a blitz on sth
etw in Angriff nehmen
to carry out a blitz on sth
einen Luftangriff auf etw acc fliegen
the President is to launch a blitz on teenage crime
der Präsident wird eine Kampagne zur Bekämpfung der Jugendkriminalität starten

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The immediate post-war years were taken up with the return of the collections from protection and the restoration of the museum after the blitz.
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The changes included information about employers safety records, introducing blitz, and hiring health and safety officers.
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This, however, was removed and was replaced by blitz points.
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If the score is tied after two blitz games, another two-game blitz match will be played, under the same terms.
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He finished at 4th with 6/9 in the classical part and tied for 1st in the blitz part with 8/9.
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A kaizen blitz, or rapid improvement, is a focused activity on a particular process or activity.
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A blitz of media coverage ensued, with television appearances, radio interviews and shows.
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So numerous were these interventions that one ordnance official referred to them as blitz calls.
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In terms of defending the run, often corners may be assigned to blitz depending on the coaching decisions in a game.
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The local police force lost no fewer than nine constables or messengers in the blitz.
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