as in controversy
variance of opinion on a matter
a seemingly endless firestorm was ignited by that U.S. Supreme Court decision
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of firestorm
Tina Knowles may have unintentionally sparked a firestorm online after a recent social media post was interpreted by some fans as subtle shade aimed at Nicki Minaj, who’s currently embroiled in a public tirade targeting son-in-law JAY-Z and, by extension, Beyoncé.
—
Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 July 2025
The Sun Devils were instead forced to punt and a reactionary firestorm began on social media.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Smith’s case has swiftly become the focus of a reproductive rights political firestorm characterized by two opposing viewpoints.
—Lindsey Breitwieser, The Conversation, 1 July 2025
His comments about transgender athletes whipped up a firestorm after the election, and some local Democrats are trying to find candidates to challenge him in a primary.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for firestorm
Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 July 2025
The Sun Devils were instead forced to punt and a reactionary firestorm began on social media.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Smith’s case has swiftly become the focus of a reproductive rights political firestorm characterized by two opposing viewpoints.
—Lindsey Breitwieser, The Conversation, 1 July 2025
His comments about transgender athletes whipped up a firestorm after the election, and some local Democrats are trying to find candidates to challenge him in a primary.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for firestorm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for firestorm
Noun
-
Taylor Swift's surprise mural appearance and the controversy surrounding the sale of her masters to Scooter Braun added to the city's buzz.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 July 2025
-
Since then the Epstein controversy has become a major issue for Trump as backlash builds following the release of the DOJ memo.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
Noun
-
Keegan Bradley: This is not the big captaincy debate.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
-
There is an active debate about the merits of various strategies to win the competition for AI while avoiding catastrophe, but there has been less discussion about how AGI might reshape the international landscape, the distribution of global power, and geopolitical alliances.—
MATAN CHOREV,
Foreign Affairs,
22 July 2025
Noun
-
Threads on the South Park subreddit and social media have lit up with foul-mouthed complaints from international fans, most of them directed at Paramount and David Ellison’s Skydance Media, whose $8 billion buyout of Paramount is at the heart of the South Park dispute.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
-
But there are still some sour grapes about the big tactical dispute in February.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
-
Jake is a single father who has brought Kristen up in the severe Calvinist tradition, marked by Bible disputations of Talmudic intricacy and by a radical detachment from secular and popular culture.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2023
-
Seven decades later, this culture of disputation emerged as a central theme in Timothy Garton Ash’s The Magic Lantern, his eyewitness report on the Eastern European revolutions of 1989.—
Susie Linfield,
The New York Review of Books,
11 May 2022
Noun
-
Internal disagreements among board members further complicate SDC's situation.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
18 July 2025
-
Because of this, students should note that the topic of the disagreement matters far less than how the disagreement illuminates the student’s capacity for reflection, listening, and growth.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Firestorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firestorm. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share