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Recent Examples of blowback
Many congressional Democrats say Jeffries is up to the task, a conversation that’s burst into the open amid severe blowback from the Left against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for his decisions under Trump 2.0.
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Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2025
After the Oilers twice reached the AFC title game only to lose to the eventual Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, Adams ended Luv Ya Blue by infamously firing Phillips on New Year’s Eve 1980, absorbing media blowback that his ego couldn’t handle a more popular figure on his payroll.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
But Tesla sales have plunged in 2025 in certain markets in a blowback to Musk's role in President Trump's administration.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
And overseas, a permissive attitude toward civilian harm will degrade U.S. influence with allies and partners and could invite significant blowback that damages U.S. national security.
—Risa Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2025
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Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2025
After the Oilers twice reached the AFC title game only to lose to the eventual Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, Adams ended Luv Ya Blue by infamously firing Phillips on New Year’s Eve 1980, absorbing media blowback that his ego couldn’t handle a more popular figure on his payroll.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
But Tesla sales have plunged in 2025 in certain markets in a blowback to Musk's role in President Trump's administration.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
And overseas, a permissive attitude toward civilian harm will degrade U.S. influence with allies and partners and could invite significant blowback that damages U.S. national security.
—Risa Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowback
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Meanwhile, the long-term fallout of Trump's existing tariff announcements is yet to be seen.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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This Club name has been hit hard by tariff fallout, including a questionable probe by Chinese regulators.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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But a will to shock has never ranked high among Cronenberg’s priorities; the audience’s horror has always felt less like a goal than like a by-product of a rigorously analytical process, in which sensations are subjugated to ideas.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2025
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Recycling Whey Into Unique Spirits Liquid whey, a by-product of cheesemaking, is a burden for most cheesemakers, with billions of pounds produced in the U.S. each year - a 9:1 ratio with the amount of cheese made.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Antidepressants in general may cause side effects including an upset gastrointestinal tract, decreased libido, weight gain, headaches, insomnia, tremor or temperature changes, according to Joseph.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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As the cancer progresses or as a side effect of cancer treatments, other symptoms may occur that have an impact on their quality of life.—
Julie Scott, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP,
Verywell Health,
17 Apr. 2025
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Today’s offal movement is, in part, an offshoot of the carnivore diet—a meat-heavy approach to eating that, despite copious warnings from nutritionists, rose to prominence online beginning around 2018.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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The title, which will come out twice a year, is an offshoot of 10 Magazine USA, which launched in 2023 under editor in chief Dora Fung, who believes that U.S. readers are hungry for men’s fashion, and local brands are eager to speak to them.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowback. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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