: an unforeseen and unwanted effect, result, or set of repercussions
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After some blowback, Meech claimed the woman was his cousin, which Walker has consistently pushed back on.
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
Despite the blowback to the decision (which Bad Bunny himself joked about when hosting Saturday Night Live earlier this month), Goodell said that the artist knows the importance of the halftime show platform to the league and to popular culture.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
And though many Republicans hate the shutdown, the leader is not getting internal blowback, either.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Jefferson, too, faced blowback from critics.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
Despite the blowback to the decision (which Bad Bunny himself joked about when hosting Saturday Night Live earlier this month), Goodell said that the artist knows the importance of the halftime show platform to the league and to popular culture.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
And though many Republicans hate the shutdown, the leader is not getting internal blowback, either.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Jefferson, too, faced blowback from critics.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowback. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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