blowback

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Recent Examples of blowback The power conference schools will undoubtedly max out in order to avoid blowback in recruiting, but there’s no requirement to do so. Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025 Duchess Meghan is clapping back after blowback for a viral video of her dancing with Prince Harry. Jay Stahl, USA Today, 17 June 2025 The tariff idea met quick blowback from entertainment insiders who denounced them as unenforceable and out of touch with the globally networked way that movies are produced and viewed. Ali Martin, Christian Science Monitor, 14 June 2025 After a small corner of the internet buzzed with blowback to the pop star's irony-laden Man's Best Friend album cover — which sees her on her knees in front of a man — the panelists broke down the reaction by lifting the 26-year-old up. Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for blowback
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowback
Noun
  • Fortnite could have tested for misuse and emotional risk of its AI voice feature, protecting its brand from reputational fallout.
    Toby Wong, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • In true underworld fashion, García tried to shield himself from the fallout.
    Gina Montaner, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • The mineral oil in baby oil is a petroleum by-product.
    Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 26 June 2025
  • The most obvious by-product of that, for anyone who has used these, is that reasoning models take longer to generate answers.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Any burden on adults is, according to the ruling, merely a side effect of this legitimate regulation.
    Meg Leta Jones, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
  • Sonu matched or outperformed conventional treatments, with no reported side effects.
    Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Apocalypse comes after the many fan-favorite offshoots, Naked and Afraid XL, Naked and Afraid: Alone, Naked and Afraid: Solo, Naked and Afraid of Love, Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing and Naked and Afraid: Castaways.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 27 June 2025
  • Questlove’s Mixtape Westlake Village’s buzzy new food hall is already home to some of L.A.’s biggest names, including Mini Kabob and a pizza offshoot from the Cheese Store of Beverly Hills.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025

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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowback. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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