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onslaught

/ˈɒnslɔːt/
noun
  1. A fierce attack.

    Similar: onrush

  2. A large number of people or things resembling an attack.

    "They opened the doors and prepared for the onslaught of holiday shoppers."

Synonymsonrush

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