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Onslaught

/ˈɔˌnslɔt/
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(noun) A fierce attack.

The defenders checked the onslaught by the attackers.
Spain is reeling under the onslaught of the coronavirus.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The city could not withstand the relentless ____ of the enemy forces and surrendered at dawn.

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