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onslaught

[ on-slawt, awn- ]

noun

  1. an onset, assault, or attack, especially a vigorous one.


onslaught

/ ˈɒˌɔː /

noun

  1. a violent attack
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of onslaught1

1615–25; < Dutch aanslag a striking, (earlier) attack (equivalent to aan on + slag blow, stroke; akin to slay ), with assimilation to obsolete slaught slaughter
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Word History and Origins

Origin of onslaught1

C17: from Middle Dutch aenslag, from aan on + slag a blow, related to slay
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Instead, an onslaught of injuries prevented those five from taking the floor together at all.

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"We are struggling to survive against an onslaught of ultra-cheap Chinese products."

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Networks should cover the onslaught of Gonzo Governance, the way they cover weather: Daily, graphically showing stormy patterns and attacks on institutions and civil liberties.

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I think of all this with my thoughts punctuated by the grim onslaught of transphobic — and broadly queerphobic — legislation promised to be delivered from Congress and the cultural vitriol espoused by our nation’s sitting president.

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In fact, despite the administration’s pledge of “radical transparency” in areas like spending, a hostile onslaught against the written record has prevailed.

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