as in fallout
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Recent Examples of blowback
But no company has faced as fierce a blowback from DEI supporters as Target.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Kennedy's move drew immediate blowback from health providers and advocates.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
The subsidy proposal faced blowback when made public in May through legislation also sponsored by Commissioner Gilbert.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Trump Threatens Funding Cuts for Colleges This prompted immediate blowback from free speech advocates who accused the administration of violating the First Amendment by threatening pro-Palestine demonstrators with arrest and deportation.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Kennedy's move drew immediate blowback from health providers and advocates.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
The subsidy proposal faced blowback when made public in May through legislation also sponsored by Commissioner Gilbert.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Trump Threatens Funding Cuts for Colleges This prompted immediate blowback from free speech advocates who accused the administration of violating the First Amendment by threatening pro-Palestine demonstrators with arrest and deportation.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowback
Noun
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Many people, including this author, believe there will be short-term economic fallout from the pullback in government spending related to the activities of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).—
Sal Gilbertie,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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One of the arcs that was condensed when season 7 became a 10-episode final season was the fallout of Vic’s public embarrassment of the mayor.—
Alamin Yohannes,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As far as anyone knows, O’Connell had nothing to do with the assassination; the inclusion of his story was probably just a by-product of an overly broad records request.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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One reason could be that fermentation microorganisms, for instance, produce their own by-products, like short-chain fatty acids.—
Michael Allen,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Some say that smaller doses can reduce side effects—such as nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting—while maintaining their weight loss at a lower cost.—
Fran Kritz,
Verywell Health,
21 Mar. 2025
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Just one patient out of 21 in Vitanza’s trial had a severe side effect, bleeding in the tumor.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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The attacks targeted the Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shia Islam that the Assad family are members of, and which dominated their regime for over half a century until they were ousted.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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Even the western coastal homelands of Assad and his Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam, largely acquiesced to Sharaa's leadership.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowback. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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