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Recent Examples of blowback
Naturally, this has led to plenty of fan blowback on the internet.
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
While there are no laws or regulations that prohibit using AI to create or manipulate images, there can be blowback and downsides.
—Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Following blowback, Ascension Wisconsin reversed course and no longer plans to outsource staffing of its critical care physicians.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Sway has gotten less public blowback than Dialogues, most likely because it is not advertised as a way to achieve something, like admission to a selective college.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
While there are no laws or regulations that prohibit using AI to create or manipulate images, there can be blowback and downsides.
—Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Following blowback, Ascension Wisconsin reversed course and no longer plans to outsource staffing of its critical care physicians.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Sway has gotten less public blowback than Dialogues, most likely because it is not advertised as a way to achieve something, like admission to a selective college.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowback
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If the vulnerability had been discovered by, or fallen into the hands of, malicious hackers, the fallout could have been devastating.—
Kevin Purdy,
ArsTechnica,
20 Sep. 2025
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Lizzo, Jimmy Fallon and Kelly Clarkson, who faced similar accusations that their tours and shows were toxic environments, have weathered the fallout.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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The microscope was an unintentional by-product of the VideoDisc technology the company had been struggling to bring to market since the mid-1960s.—
Allison Marsh,
IEEE Spectrum,
17 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps the fist evolved as an anatomical accident, a by-product of the lengthened fingers and opposable thumbs that gave humans their unparalleled tool-grabbing dexterity.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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That human disconnect isn't just a side effect of modernization.—
Dr. Taha Kass-Hout,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This is when a doctor can help determine whether the issue is a blockage, a nerve problem, a side effect of medication or something else entirely.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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McCoy co-founded Turning Point USA Faith with Kirk, an offshoot of Kirk’s political advocacy group that works to mobilize pastors to be more outspoken advocates for conservative causes and figures.—
Liam Adams,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Sep. 2025
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News of the official pageant dates comes after the Miss Universe Organization, which owns the two United States offshoots, officially announced new leadership for the two competitions.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowback. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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