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onslaught
[on-slawt, awn-]
noun
an onset, assault, or attack, especially a vigorous one.
onslaught
/ ˈɒnˌslɔːt /
noun
a violent attack
Word History and Origins
Origin of onslaught1
Word History and Origins
Origin of onslaught1
Example Sentences
But the onslaught of news landed “like a ton of bricks” in the frustrated community.
It’s an onslaught of extravagant Rococo, Neoclassical, Art Nouveau, modern and contemporary porcelain showpieces, gilded and in dazzling blues, turquoises, ochers and pinks—made for sovereigns, dignitaries, diplomats, heads of state and the wealthy elite.
One is immigration, which in Japan refers as much to an onslaught of foreign tourists—read: Chinese—as to economic migrants or asylum seekers.
But 10 minutes into the onslaught that fateful Saturday morning on Oct.
These firms "will be protected from the onslaught of outside interruptions", he wrote.
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