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Blowback
Blowback meaning
A type of action where the pressure from the fired cartridge blows a sliding mechanism backward to extract the fired cartridge, chamber another cartridge, and cock the hammer. | An unintended adverse result, especially of covert political action. | The act of shotgunning (inhaling from a pipe etc. and exhaling into another smoker's mouth).
Synonyms of Blowback
Example sentences (20)
But Mr. Biden would almost certainly feel blowback from Democrats.
He warned of unintended ‘blowback’ including pushing up the cost of all accommodation.
In 1967, the CIA’s Phoenix Program famously used kill-capture raids against the Viet Cong insurgency in south Vietnam, creating an intense public blowback.
In the face of the blowback, the 2012 exhibit was quickly closed.
Its called Blowback and the US never learns.
Mr Kennedy received significant blowback for agreeing to speak to the so-called parent’s rights Moms For Liberty event in June, and later backed out.
Multiple senators referred to the social media post as “doxxing,” which usually refers to sharing someone’s personal identifiers and contact information on the internet without their consent, often inviting blowback against them.
No doubt the Fed would experience some political blowback from the right if it went along with a unilateral White House maneuver.
Robinson added that he sees this bill inevitably facing resistance, yet that blowback should not deter its supporters.
The blowback was swift, with several rounds of public apologies made by Clarkson and the studios that employ the commentator and host, Amazon (“Clarkson’s Farm”) and ITV (“Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”) distancing themselves from the matter.
The president had originally been planning to spend six days at the ritzy Nevada vacation spot but opted to cut the trip short following blowback.
Therefore, is geopolitical blowback worth it for Japan?
There is no indication there was any kind of blowback from Provorov’s current teammates.
They faced some blowback on social media, with people accusing them of price gouging.
To be frank, I’m astounded that it took that risk given the potential for blowback from European states.
Wenner said his list was "intuitive," and he seemed to acknowledge that he'd face blowback.
While facing blowback from neighbors, they aren’t ideal for agriculture-dependent Ukraine either, whose growers face higher transportation costs and lower capacity.
After facing some initial blowback when they first opened about the price of their pizzas and the doughiness of the crust (some grumpy locals also felt like Denver already had enough pizza places), Flanagin and Smokevitch began to attract a loyal fanbase.
After receiving blowback for his initial posts from left-leaning or mainstream Democratic users, Polis wrote a second clarifying his views.
Another broad reason often given for the blowback to this movie is the prevalence of fan theories.