blowback

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Recent Examples of blowback The blowback against Wolfe–Simon's team was fierce and, at times, unsightly, with some abusive comments being leveled directly at Wolfe–Simon, who was still a young researcher. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 July 2025 Thursday's fundraiser capitalizes on the blowback Trump has gotten from his core supporters after the U.S. Department of Justice put out a memo last week confirming earlier findings that Epstein was not murdered and died by suicide in 2019 in his Manhattan jail cell. Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025 Columbia has faced some blowback from critics who have expressed concern about the freedom of higher education institutions. Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 28 July 2025 The blowback was strong enough that in 2019, Trump scrapped the idea of hosting a G7 meeting at his Doral, Florida, resort. Jeremy Herb, CNN Money, 27 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for blowback
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Noun
  • The fallout between the two once-close collaborators has been simmering for some time, which Pusha offered insight into during an interview with GQ earlier this year.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The fallout from the last legislative session has continued to linger over the current one, with an ongoing lawsuit from the Michigan Senate against Hall for refusing to send bills passed in the previous legislative session to the governor's desk.
    Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But my arguments against being with Michaele, against the possibility of there being an us, were all the by-products of my being tumidly invested in a cause.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Companies will need to ensure that their water intake and salty brine by-product don’t harm marine life or significantly alter these processes.
    Vanessa Bates Ramirez, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Like pretty much all vaccines and treatments, mRNA vaccines are not without side effects, but evidence shows that any adverse events are nearly always mild and short-lived.
    Simon Williams, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Their reasons include: Significant side effects: Benadryl causes drowsiness, delayed reaction time, and confusion.
    Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Blue Bloods is a prime example of a CBS drama that thrived in that time slot for its 14-season run, something CBS is looking to replicate with the upcoming offshoot Boston Blue, scheduled in the same Friday 10 p.m. time period.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Hot 100 hit by a female K-pop group in the chart’s 60-plus year history — previous top spots were held solely by BTS and its solo offshoots.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025

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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowback. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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