blowback

noun

Definition of blowbacknext
as in fallout

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Recent Examples of blowback After a series of online comments about Inaba were met with broad blowback, Chmerkovskiy was benched by the show for Tuesday’s upcoming episode. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2026 Saudi’s Houthi blowback The Houthis’ new tactic serves two purposes. — Laurent Bonnefoy, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026 However, Brinley said any blowback was brief and the controversy reignited interest in the company. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 Wearing her musical influences on her sleeve also has had its blowback. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blowback
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  1. fallout
  2. by-product
  3. side effect
  4. offshoot
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  • But Griffin’s focus on the Times story and other fallout has, acquaintances say, continued.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • There is the emotional fallout — hurt, anger, sadness, relief.
    — Grey Battle, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of fallout
Noun
  • Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, a by-product of burning fossil fuels, has reached record-high levels (428 parts per million), as have other greenhouse gases such as methane (1,940 parts per billion) and nitrous oxide (340 parts per billion).
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Hydrogen, on the other hand, offers a cleaner way to run high-power applications, since its combustion produces water as a by-product and no carbon emissions.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of by-product
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  • Last year, when Makary was still commissioner, the FDA added safety warnings to mRNA Covid-19 vaccines about a rare heart inflammation side effect.
    — Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Eventually, Ley hopes, the results could help fight this side effect of vaccines and, by extension, encourage higher vaccination rates.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of side effect
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  • Since this MacBook is unlikely to replace current models in Apple’s lineup (the MacBook Pros with Pro and Max-level chips were just updated earlier this year), this is likely to be an offshoot of macOS.
    — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In a freakier offshoot of the romantasy that has overtaken bestseller lists in recent years, these monster tales have sensational titles and even wilder plots.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of offshoot

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