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Recent Examples of blowback
The Chicago Transit Authority, for instance, has expressed interest in expanding bus priority infrastructure, such as dedicated bus lanes, a move that often draws blowback from people who mostly get around by car.
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Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Her best outcome is being seen as someone who raised legitimate concerns, endured blowback, and refused to back down while remaining composed.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
But the shutdown didn’t really create the pressure that caused these developments—if anything, public blowback following the killings of Pretti and others led to these developments and to the shutdown.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
If producers did go back in and re-edit the episode to add more female voices (and Tiffany in particular) after seeing the fan blowback, then that is a very positive step.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
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Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Her best outcome is being seen as someone who raised legitimate concerns, endured blowback, and refused to back down while remaining composed.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
But the shutdown didn’t really create the pressure that caused these developments—if anything, public blowback following the killings of Pretti and others led to these developments and to the shutdown.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
If producers did go back in and re-edit the episode to add more female voices (and Tiffany in particular) after seeing the fan blowback, then that is a very positive step.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowback
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There’s an assumption that the worst of the oil disruption might be in the past and the conflict will remain contained, helping lessen the global economic fallout and leaving central banks more equipped to cushion any damage.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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The extension underscores how the fallout from the Iran war has boosted Moscow’s ability to profit from its energy exports, which had been restrained since the invasion of Ukraine.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Israel claimed responsibility for the strikes on the South Pars petrochemical complex in Asaluyeh, a key site for Iran's energy sector, both for production of petroleum by-products and for joint work with Qatar on the world's largest natural gas field.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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These included an ice-cream parlor, souvenir shops, and homes repurposed into Airbnbs—all by-products of a growing tourism industry on Fogo.—
Akash Kapur,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
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About 44 percent of these users reported at least one side effect.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Another serious potential side effect of psychedelic drugs is what’s known as hallucinogen persisting perception disorder.—
Hollis Karoly,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
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Pining for Walkmans and VCRs is, of course, an offshoot of a larger obsession with the not so distant past.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Two decades after Steve Jobs premiered the iPhone, a small but passionate movement — with offshoots in several countries — is rebelling against the omnipresent screen.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowback. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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