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 department and the White House, struggling to contain the political firestorm, are trying to widen the government’s search to appease supporters who during the campaign praised candidate Trump for pledging to release Epstein materials if reelected.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 25 July 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson scrapped most congressional legislative business on Tuesday and sent lawmakers home early for their August recess in hopes the political firestorm dies down.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025
Sweeney was thrust into a firestorm over the American Eagle commercial.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
In early 2021, after trading on the app exploded thanks in part to pandemic lockdowns and millions of stimulus checks, Robinhood became the focus of a regulatory firestorm during the GameStop meme-stock trading frenzy.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 25 July 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson scrapped most congressional legislative business on Tuesday and sent lawmakers home early for their August recess in hopes the political firestorm dies down.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025
Sweeney was thrust into a firestorm over the American Eagle commercial.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
In early 2021, after trading on the app exploded thanks in part to pandemic lockdowns and millions of stimulus checks, Robinhood became the focus of a regulatory firestorm during the GameStop meme-stock trading frenzy.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firestorm
Noun
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The controversy kicked off in June when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced its plans to resume using diquat and other herbicides to combat the spread of invasive hydrilla along the river.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
12 Aug. 2025
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Super Micro has faced significant controversy over the past year, including allegations of accounting irregularities, delays in SEC filings, and scrutiny from short-sellers.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Denzel Washington has his own take on the cancel culture debate.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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The debate also drew contrasts between American and European dining.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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Tennessee Attorney General investigation raises questions about Nashville Church of Christ financial dealings and income through parking lots, while case against Grant disputes deed restriction.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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The dispute has become increasingly tense, with McLaurin airing his grievances during a lengthy news conference before training camp and later requesting a trade.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
20 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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Seven decades later, this culture of disputation emerged as a central theme in Timothy Garton Ash’s The Magic Lantern, his eyewitness report on the Eastern European revolutions of 1989.—
Susie Linfield,
The New York Review of Books,
11 May 2022
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Lose your only Harmonizer, and a small disagreement can turn into a productivity-killing feud.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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What started as a financial disagreement quickly turned into a tense family standoff.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Firestorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firestorm. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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