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blowback

noun

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as in fallout

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Recent Examples of blowback The Carlson-Vance partnership has generated more conservative blowback over the past few years as Carlson has progressed from skepticism of Israel into anti-Semitism, which Carlson denies. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026 There was so much preservationist blowback that most of the survivors were soon designated, inside and out, by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026 In 2019, Jay-Z faced blowback for the NFL deal, as many viewed it as his turning his back on Kaepernick, who remained unemployed by the league. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026 However, there could be some blowback in that a number of Republicans voting on Tuesday may resent Healey’s interference in the GOP primary and vote for Minogue because of it. — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blowback
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowback
  1. fallout
  2. by-product
  3. side effect
  4. offshoot
Noun
  • Yet nearly three years after Ventura first filed her lawsuit against Combs, there has been no further fallout, no reinvigorated movement of any kind.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In the show’s second season, Lumon struggles to contain the fallout from these discoveries and fires the head of the severed floor, Harmony Cobel (Patricia Arquette), replacing her with her former deputy, Seth Milchick (Tillman).
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of fallout
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  • Millions more have died from the by-products of those conflicts, according to Brown University’s Costs of War project, on top of untold injuries.
    — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026
  • And those are applied on a product-by-product basis, usually after people have been injured or killed.
    — Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of by-product
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  • The rocky planet's exceptional brightness is a side effect of its dense atmosphere, which veils the planet's surface beneath dense sulphuric acid clouds that reflect 70% of incoming sunlight back out into space, according to MIT.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In fact, brain fog outpaces every other side effect, including hot flashes, for women going through menopause.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of side effect
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  • Those seasons were spent in offshoots of the Shanahan-style offense the Raiders are running, including three with the Minnesota Vikings when Kubiak was his position coach and, eventually, his play caller.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Al Qaeda has spawned more than two dozen offshoots threatening governments on three continents, from Europe deep into Africa, and across Asia.
    — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of offshoot

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