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pushback
[ poosh-bak ]
noun
- a mechanism that forces an object backward.
- opposition or resistance to a plan, action, statement, etc.:
The regulations got some pushback from farmers.
- the forcing of an enemy to withdraw.
Word History and Origins
Origin of pushback1
Example Sentences
“So I think everybody is laying low. The DEI pushback is quite serious. But long term in civilizations, these pendulums swing back and forth. I grew up in the era of Sen. McCarthy and J. Edgar Hoover, an era where you dare not leave the slightest hint and you never used the word gay. It was assumed gay people were a diseased threat, and you had to design two lives for yourself.”
The transit gap is blamed on a variety of factors, including reported concerns among airport officials over potential lost parking profits, pushback from the Federal Aviation Administration, and competing interests over taxpayer dollars.
Pushback on implementing double first bases might come from purists, but player safety has become an overarching concern as salaries have increased.
Musk's story is extreme, because his wealth means he never faces meaningful pushback for his erratic behavior.
The potential adverse impact of the work has also generated pushback in neighboring Southern California communities, given the more than 2,000 truckloads of earth, concrete, metal and other debris being shipped each day to 16 landfills and recycling centers around the region.
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