onslaught
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of onslaught
1615–25; < Dutch aanslag a striking, (earlier) attack (equivalent to aan on + slag blow, stroke; akin to slay ), with assimilation to obsolete slaught slaughter
Example Sentences
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More than half a dozen businesses in the alley and on Santee Street told The Times their sales remained down after the onslaught of federal immigration raids, with some doing better than others.
From Los Angeles Times
Now they’re up against an onslaught of layoffs throughout the industry.
From Los Angeles Times
The inaction has failed to address an onslaught of demand for help in a rapidly gentrifying city.
From Washington Post
Left wholly naked in front of the A.I. onslaught may be the writers of certain formulaic best sellers, but that’s a matter for their agents.
From New York Times
Stout the entire series, he was nothing short of brilliant Sunday to turn back a steady onslaught of shot attempts by his former team.
From Seattle Times
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