: an unforeseen and unwanted effect, result, or set of repercussions
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Wednesday's settlement comes as Columbia has faced harsh blowback from activists and free-speech advocates who accused the Ivy League university of caving to Trump's demands, while other schools, like Harvard University, have taken a more hard-line stance against the administration.
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Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
There’s already legal blowback, with more expected down the road.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
Trump hasn’t always been the focus of the blowback.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 July 2025
But this works only if tenants are able to properly document violations, submit complaints and defend themselves from the blowback.
—Gabriel L. Schwartz, The Conversation, 17 July 2025
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Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
There’s already legal blowback, with more expected down the road.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
Trump hasn’t always been the focus of the blowback.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 July 2025
But this works only if tenants are able to properly document violations, submit complaints and defend themselves from the blowback.
—Gabriel L. Schwartz, The Conversation, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for blowback
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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowback. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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