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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
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yvlog 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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of onslaught1

C17: from Middle Dutch aenslag, from aan on + slag a blow, related to slay
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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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Opponents said the plan amounts to a get-out-of-jail-free card for polluters and adds to the Trump administration’s onslaught against hard-won protections.

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An onslaught of federal orders, funding cut threats and investigations are tied to Trump’s political agenda that eschews diversity, equity and inclusion practices he says illegally favor racial minorities.

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Akpoti-Uduaghan had also been subjected to an onslaught of misogynist abuse on social media since making the allegations, she told the BBC.

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