: an unforeseen and unwanted effect, result, or set of repercussions
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Naturally, this has led to plenty of fan blowback on the internet.
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
While there are no laws or regulations that prohibit using AI to create or manipulate images, there can be blowback and downsides.
—Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Following blowback, Ascension Wisconsin reversed course and no longer plans to outsource staffing of its critical care physicians.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Sway has gotten less public blowback than Dialogues, most likely because it is not advertised as a way to achieve something, like admission to a selective college.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
While there are no laws or regulations that prohibit using AI to create or manipulate images, there can be blowback and downsides.
—Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Following blowback, Ascension Wisconsin reversed course and no longer plans to outsource staffing of its critical care physicians.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Sway has gotten less public blowback than Dialogues, most likely because it is not advertised as a way to achieve something, like admission to a selective college.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blowback
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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowback. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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