as in reaction
a strong public response against something
There was swift backlash to the senator's controversial comments.
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Recent Examples of backlash
Tens of thousands of abrupt firings of federal workers lacked transparency and explanations, sparked a backlash, and led to reversals by DOGE itself and the courts.
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Leonard Gilroy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
Trump's Kennedy Center takeover has sparked a significant backlash.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 5 June 2025
She’s received an enormous amount of online backlash and ridicule and hatred.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 5 June 2025
But those same programs, especially in the months since President Trump returned to the White House, have faced increasing backlash, underlined by recent executive orders eliminating federal diversity programs.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
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Leonard Gilroy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
Trump's Kennedy Center takeover has sparked a significant backlash.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 5 June 2025
She’s received an enormous amount of online backlash and ridicule and hatred.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 5 June 2025
But those same programs, especially in the months since President Trump returned to the White House, have faced increasing backlash, underlined by recent executive orders eliminating federal diversity programs.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backlash
reaction
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There may be questions about temperament given his bans for reactions against Ipswich Town and Bournemouth, and his work off the ball at Wolves left some staff wanting more.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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Imagine the pressure of having to constantly see around the proverbial corner, while knowing full well the brutal market reaction that awaits after the inevitable mistake.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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“Backlash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backlash. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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