as in fallout
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Recent Examples of blowback
The announcement was delayed by several days as stakeholders, including the White House, dealt with blowback from Musk, who has been engaged in a public and legal spat with Altman and OpenAI.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 30 May 2025
Those chasing hype without clarity or accountability may face user resistance, internal friction, or regulatory blowback.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
In an effort to quell the blowback, the director wants people to form their own opinions on the film by watching it in its entirety for free.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
Musk, who insists that Tesla’s sales are rebounding, told the interviewer in Qatar that he’s taken the blowback personally.
—John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for blowback
Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 30 May 2025
Those chasing hype without clarity or accountability may face user resistance, internal friction, or regulatory blowback.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
In an effort to quell the blowback, the director wants people to form their own opinions on the film by watching it in its entirety for free.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
Musk, who insists that Tesla’s sales are rebounding, told the interviewer in Qatar that he’s taken the blowback personally.
—John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowback
Noun
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But in the fallout from WWE’s surprising decision, Las Vegas has emerged as the strongest frontrunner after WWE did its largest gate ever in Sin City for this year’s WrestleMania 41.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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President Donald Trump on Saturday made clear in an interview with NBC News that Elon Musk will face 'very serious consequences' if the tech billionaire starts to fund Democrats in the wake of the fallout between the two former allies.—
Adeola Adeosun
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Scientists think that this light comes from the biomolecular reactions that generate energy, which create photons as by-products.—
Conor Feehly,
Scientific American,
16 June 2025
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The term wife guy is a by-product of several converging trends.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2025
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Gastrointestinal Effects By far, the most common side effects patients will have will be gastrointestinal side effects like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and constipation.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Taking a magnesium supplement by mouth can cause side effects like stomach pain, nausea, and diarrhea.—
Health,
Health,
16 June 2025
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Shambhala Urban Escape — a minimalist haven built for proper restoration that’s a more modest offshoot of the group’s mothership; a wellness hotel folded into a jungly Balinese valley so incredibly beautiful that it could well be paradise itself.—
Rooksana Hossenally,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Just as Husseini received fascist funds, Arafat benefited from Soviet largesse, and Hamas, a Muslim Brotherhood offshoot, with support from Tehran.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowback. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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