as in controversy
variance of opinion on a matter
a seemingly endless firestorm was ignited by that U.S. Supreme Court decision
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Recent Examples of firestorm
The chant ignited a firestorm of criticism, with Bob Vylan, at the time a largely unknown band, at the center of it.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
The firings led to a firestorm of political protest and widespread demands for Nixon’s impeachment.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Bray is not unfamiliar with pushback on his work, but the firestorm that erupted late last month was unexpected for the professor.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 16 Oct. 2025
Tagovailoa’s comments created a firestorm of criticism among former players.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
The firings led to a firestorm of political protest and widespread demands for Nixon’s impeachment.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Bray is not unfamiliar with pushback on his work, but the firestorm that erupted late last month was unexpected for the professor.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 16 Oct. 2025
Tagovailoa’s comments created a firestorm of criticism among former players.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firestorm
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Legendary rapper Jay-Z came out in defense of Bad Bunny amid controversy over the Puerto Rican recording artist being tapped to perform at the Super Bowl LX halftime show.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Succeeding on OnlyFans in 2025 often means having a high tolerance for controversy, negative attention, the willingness to troll, and an ability to flip tsunamis of online haters into fans.—
Taylor Lorenz,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has earned a reputation as a hardliner on immigration, an image that helped propel her to power amid rising nationalist sentiment and debate over Japan’s identity amid demographic decline.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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As in years past, there was plenty of heated debate, some clever campaigning on social media, a last-minute push for votes from A-list significant others and a few races that were neck-and-neck right up until the last ballot was cast.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Arenas has since said the dispute started over a game of bourré.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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The dispute has largely remained peaceful so far.—
Omar S Mahmood,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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According to him, advances in machine learning have yanked questions once trapped inside theological/philosophical disputations into corporate board packs.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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Jake is a single father who has brought Kristen up in the severe Calvinist tradition, marked by Bible disputations of Talmudic intricacy and by a radical detachment from secular and popular culture.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2023
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The dispute could affect billions of dollars in cross-border trade and set a new precedent for handling disagreements over the use of public figures and historic addresses in political messaging.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The sentiment is consistent across political party affiliations, with 75% of Republicans, 82% of Independents and 79% of Democrats expressing disagreement.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Firestorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firestorm. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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