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Recent Examples of blowback
Despite the blowback to the decision (which Bad Bunny himself joked about when hosting Saturday Night Live earlier this month), Goodell said that the artist knows the importance of the halftime show platform to the league and to popular culture.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
And though many Republicans hate the shutdown, the leader is not getting internal blowback, either.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Jefferson, too, faced blowback from critics.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
In doing so, the palace must weigh distancing itself from Andrew with ensuring the blowback from any further censure does not do even more damage to an institution that requires public buy-in.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2025
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
And though many Republicans hate the shutdown, the leader is not getting internal blowback, either.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Jefferson, too, faced blowback from critics.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
In doing so, the palace must weigh distancing itself from Andrew with ensuring the blowback from any further censure does not do even more damage to an institution that requires public buy-in.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowback
Noun
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The fallout from all this has defined an especially dramatic week in Spanish football.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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There’s little doubt the fallout of the ongoing betting scandal will have a significant impact on the NBA for years to come.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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In countries where films have been reduced to mere by-products of the wider audiovisual industry, cinema itself faces an existential threat.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Adding Tren de Aragua to this particular cause was a by-product of the 2024 Presidential campaign.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One side effect of excess protein is extra nitrogen in urine.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Tyndall effect, a bluish discoloration from filler that has been injected too superficially, is another possible side effect and is most commonly seen in the thin-skinned undereye area.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
27 Oct. 2025
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Donnie Wahlberg reprises his role as Reagan in the Blue Bloods offshoot.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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The missionary, a pilot for the evangelical group Serving in Mission, was reportedly taken north toward an area controlled by an ISIS offshoot.—
Greg Wehner , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowback. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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