: an unforeseen and unwanted effect, result, or set of repercussions
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Duchess Meghan is clapping back after blowback for a viral video of her dancing with Prince Harry.
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 17 June 2025
The tariff idea met quick blowback from entertainment insiders who denounced them as unenforceable and out of touch with the globally networked way that movies are produced and viewed.
—Ali Martin, Christian Science Monitor, 14 June 2025
After a small corner of the internet buzzed with blowback to the pop star's irony-laden Man's Best Friend album cover — which sees her on her knees in front of a man — the panelists broke down the reaction by lifting the 26-year-old up.
—Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 12 June 2025
Oz had previously pretended his mother was dead in order to protect her from the type of blowback that comes with his affiliations.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 17 June 2025
The tariff idea met quick blowback from entertainment insiders who denounced them as unenforceable and out of touch with the globally networked way that movies are produced and viewed.
—Ali Martin, Christian Science Monitor, 14 June 2025
After a small corner of the internet buzzed with blowback to the pop star's irony-laden Man's Best Friend album cover — which sees her on her knees in front of a man — the panelists broke down the reaction by lifting the 26-year-old up.
—Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 12 June 2025
Oz had previously pretended his mother was dead in order to protect her from the type of blowback that comes with his affiliations.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowback. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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