: an unforeseen and unwanted effect, result, or set of repercussions
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The state's water and forest management policies have also been the focus of some of the blowback, particularly from Republicans.
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Glaser, a hot comedian fresh off her star turn at Tom Brady’s roast, wasted no time skewering Hollywood’s glitterati, but did so without the blowback received by last year’s host, Jo Koy.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
The Biden administration is facing fierce bipartisan blowback for its response to drone sightings throughout the Northeast.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
Trump was widely expected to replace Wray, whom Trump initially hired in 2017, but Wray’s decision to leave on his own with more than two years left in his decade-long term allows Trump to avoid political blowback from firing the FBI chief.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Glaser, a hot comedian fresh off her star turn at Tom Brady’s roast, wasted no time skewering Hollywood’s glitterati, but did so without the blowback received by last year’s host, Jo Koy.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
The Biden administration is facing fierce bipartisan blowback for its response to drone sightings throughout the Northeast.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
Trump was widely expected to replace Wray, whom Trump initially hired in 2017, but Wray’s decision to leave on his own with more than two years left in his decade-long term allows Trump to avoid political blowback from firing the FBI chief.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowback. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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