Blast and Onslaught

Blast

Blast noun - A loud explosive sound.

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Onslaught and blast are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Onslaught" instead a noun "Blast".

Nearby Words: blasted, blasting, blaster

Onslaught noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.

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Blast and onslaught are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Blast" instead a noun "Onslaught".

full	full blast	full onslaught
initial	initial blast	initial onslaught
continuous	continuous blast	continuous onslaught
powerful	powerful blast	powerful onslaught
Other adjectives: actual, massive, huge, psychic, mental, final, sudden, ensuing, magical, aforementioned, atomic.

No Sell: In Kyrian's second onslaught against Ral Vraxan, Myrren hits him with a magical blast that she expects to kill him outright, only to find he's grown so much stronger that it doesn't even touch him.

Source: Literature / Arc Of Fire
And speaking of the Combaticons, only Swindle has an prominent role i the 3DS release; Onslaught, Brawl, Vortex, and Blast Off only appeared when it was time for them to combine into Bruticus.

Source: Video Game / Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark

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