onslaught
noun
an onset, assault, or attack, especially a vigorous one.
onslaughts
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pluralof onslaught.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In October, the South American country unveiled its first drone battalion to counterattack and defend against drone onslaughts.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
One drone he pilots can throw up an effective cloak of invisibility against electronic onslaughts, but others he has trained on don’t hold up well in that domain, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
Knight, Sciver-Brunt, Jones and Gibson or Kemp are capable of providing brutal onslaughts if they have the comfort of a solid platform behind them.
From BBC ● May 20, 2024
"This funding is critical to stopping those onslaughts, hardening Ukraine’s cyber defences and increasing the country’s ability to detect and disable the malware targeted at them."
From Reuters ● Jun. 18, 2023
The grease on the glass that covered the photograph showed the frequency of these affectionate onslaughts.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
