pushback

noun

push·back ˈpu̇sh-ˌbak

: the action of forcing an object backward

: resistance or opposition in response to a policy or regulation especially by those affected

Examples of pushback in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Industry pushback Commercial software companies are continuing to blast Direct File as unpopular and unnecessary — pointing out that its user pool is still dwarfed by those using other options. —

Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024 The pushback has led to some of the world’s biggest beauty companies responding with a kind of anti-marketing. —

Jeannette Neumann, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024 Charlotte has struggled for years to find a way to fund its multi-billion dollar transit plan amid pushback from the state legislature over a potential sales tax increase. —

Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2024 What this means really, is about three years ago, shortly after the height really of the pushback to the 2020 election results, Georgia passed a law that let voters submit unlimited numbers of challenges to voter registration. —

Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024 The pushback to the statement came in large part from Taylor Swift’s fanbase. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2024 Efforts to beat back false narratives and conspiracy theories — already a difficult task — must now also contend with waning moderation efforts at social media platforms, political pushback, fast-advancing artificial intelligence technology and broad information fatigue. —

Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024 In recent months, the DNC has also mounted its pushback against Kennedy as a spoiler candidate and a boon to Trump. —

Anna Merlan, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024 At least 20 states have approved a version of a blanket ban on transgender athletes playing on K-12 and collegiate sports teams statewide, but a Biden administration proposal to forbid such outright bans is set to be finalized this year after multiple delays and much pushback. —

Wcco Staff, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024

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