as in controversy
variance of opinion on a matter
a seemingly endless firestorm was ignited by that U.S. Supreme Court decision
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Recent Examples of firestorm
The firestorm began on Jan. 26, when Roma Abdesselam settled in for a 6 p.m. yoga session on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
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Gina Cherelus, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Signal chat revealed top officials discussing attack in ephemeral messages
The chat set off a political firestorm after Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg revealed he was inadvertently included on the chat.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
As winners in 12 competitive categories and three special prizes took the stage, many addressed the fraught political climate in the U.S. as well as L.A. rebuilding after January’s devastating firestorms.
—Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Network media like The Washington Post and CBS News have found themselves at ground zero of Trump's firestorm, but on opposing sides.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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Gina Cherelus, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Signal chat revealed top officials discussing attack in ephemeral messages
The chat set off a political firestorm after Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg revealed he was inadvertently included on the chat.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
As winners in 12 competitive categories and three special prizes took the stage, many addressed the fraught political climate in the U.S. as well as L.A. rebuilding after January’s devastating firestorms.
—Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Network media like The Washington Post and CBS News have found themselves at ground zero of Trump's firestorm, but on opposing sides.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firestorm
Noun
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The new portraits were unveiled roughly one year after a portrait of King Charles by artist Jonathan Yeo was revealed at Buckingham Palace, stirring some controversy and debate for its strong imagery.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
7 May 2025
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In December 2020 — shortly before Hilaria's heritage controversy emerged — Schumer posted some of Hilaria's family photos on her own Instagram page, later deleting them and apologizing to Hilaria, who spoke out about receiving negative comments.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
People.com,
7 May 2025
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There's no perfect model—in fact, these varying models have been in debate for years.—
DJ Paoni,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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At a time when in-depth articles or interviews are giving way to social media influencers reports, the place given to cultural debates becomes a fundamental issue.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Friends and family might be disappointed or potentially get into disputes over the wedding.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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India and Pakistan have suspended two key bilateral agreements: the Indus Waters Treaty, a transboundary water accord; and the Simla Agreement, which calls for the peaceful resolution of disputes.—
Michael Kugelman,
Time,
3 May 2025
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Jake is a single father who has brought Kristen up in the severe Calvinist tradition, marked by Bible disputations of Talmudic intricacy and by a radical detachment from secular and popular culture.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2023
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Seven decades later, this culture of disputation emerged as a central theme in Timothy Garton Ash’s The Magic Lantern, his eyewitness report on the Eastern European revolutions of 1989.—
Susie Linfield,
The New York Review of Books,
11 May 2022
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After two earlier attempts to pass this bill failed because of disagreements about whether confessions should be exempt from reporting mandates, the final version passed during the legislative session this spring.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
8 May 2025
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The pair’s latest dispute centers on deep disagreements over whether to focus on slashing property taxes or sales taxes.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2025
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“Firestorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firestorm. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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