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Recent Examples of blowback
There’s a chance network television could become even more reticent to broadcast anything remotely provocative, which in turn could also inspire blowback from their audiences.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
A number of Carr’s his past social media posts supporting First Amendment rights came to light Thursday, prompting blowback.
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
If anything, this saga underscores how little certainty there is in a media ecosystem chilled by the mention (and implicit threat) of regulatory blowback.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
The remark received blowback, including from conservatives aligned with the MAGA movement.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
A number of Carr’s his past social media posts supporting First Amendment rights came to light Thursday, prompting blowback.
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
If anything, this saga underscores how little certainty there is in a media ecosystem chilled by the mention (and implicit threat) of regulatory blowback.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
The remark received blowback, including from conservatives aligned with the MAGA movement.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowback
Noun
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Since his tenure ended, the LDP has faced fallout over a slush fund scandal, an inflation surge, and a rightward political shift across the country.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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The fallout has included a federal investigation, legislative proposals and multiple lawsuits.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These toxins include industrial solvents such as dioxins — dangerous chemicals created as by-products during manufacturing — as well as pesticides and some plastics.—
Tom Frieden,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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Hexavalent chromium, a by-product of industrial processes such as metal fabricating and burning coal for electricity.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The arch support worked overtime for her almost non-existing arches and prevented her shins and feet from feeling pain, an uncomfortable side effect of footwear that’s too flat.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Concerns online have stirred conversations about whether the deterioration of oral health is a potential side effect of semaglutides.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Now Qatar—a state that shelters Hamas leaders, bankrolls Muslim Brotherhood offshoots, and runs influence operations the world over—enjoys the protection of an American guarantee.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The organization behind the naked bike ride is an offshoot of the Portland World Naked Bike Ride, a group that holds naked bike rides in Portland as a form of protest.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowback. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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