as in vintage
pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time
retro fashions that seek to capture the lost glamour of Hollywood in the 1930s
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Recent Examples of retro
This retro Bluetooth speaker is tiny but delivers big on sound, connectivity and style.
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2025
There could be a lot of correct partners for this type of styling, but Nothing has this retro-futuristic design taste that feels relatable — especially for people like me, born in ’95, who grew up during the tech boom.
—Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
The retro style with its signature outward-flaring hems is in its revival era and has been embraced by A-listers like Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Lopez, and Cindy Crawford.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
View gallery - 6 images Since Panasonic relaunched Technics as a luxury brand in 2014, its retro-modern turntables have been on the pricey side – sometimes ludicrously so.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2025
There could be a lot of correct partners for this type of styling, but Nothing has this retro-futuristic design taste that feels relatable — especially for people like me, born in ’95, who grew up during the tech boom.
—Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
The retro style with its signature outward-flaring hems is in its revival era and has been embraced by A-listers like Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Lopez, and Cindy Crawford.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
View gallery - 6 images Since Panasonic relaunched Technics as a luxury brand in 2014, its retro-modern turntables have been on the pricey side – sometimes ludicrously so.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retro
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Think ghost sightings, vintage photos from another era, and a bar that’s stood (literally, until the restaurant moved up the street, the bar was standing-only—no stools) the test of time.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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Davis and his husband, Davie, poured their heart into creating a space that was warm, welcoming and teeming with vintage wares.—
Laura Hackett,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
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The wrought-iron look gives it that antique feel, and the curved bars add just the right amount of detail.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
20 Sep. 2025
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Other products include Windsor chairs handmade in Lewes, East Sussex, England, by a company called Hope Springs; replica wooden Mackintosh stools made in Perthshire, Scotland, and vintage watering cans made from French copper and antique gardening tools restored by Garden & Wood Ltd.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Retro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retro. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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