as in fogy
a person or thing that is similar to someone or something from the past or that is suited to an earlier time
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She's a throwback to the actresses of the 1950s. The band's music is a throwback to the 1980s.
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Recent Examples of throwback
Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
One corner boasts a DIY speaker setup blasting old-school reggaeton courtesy of Tego Calderón and Plan B, another plays throwback salsa from Héctor Lavoe and El Gran Combo.
—CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Garcia still has an old-guard core of Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Thibaut Courtois upon whom to call, a throwback to an era when Belgium were regarded as genuine contenders to be crowned world champions.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 June 2026
With a classic rom-com setup and cute chemistry between McConaughey and Lopez, The Wedding Planner is a charming throwback worth seeking out.
—Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
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Noun
Cedar Key On Florida’s Nature Coast, Cedar Key feels like a throwback to a slower, simpler version of the state.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
One corner boasts a DIY speaker setup blasting old-school reggaeton courtesy of Tego Calderón and Plan B, another plays throwback salsa from Héctor Lavoe and El Gran Combo.
—CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Garcia still has an old-guard core of Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Thibaut Courtois upon whom to call, a throwback to an era when Belgium were regarded as genuine contenders to be crowned world champions.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 June 2026
With a classic rom-com setup and cute chemistry between McConaughey and Lopez, The Wedding Planner is a charming throwback worth seeking out.
—Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwback
Noun
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There’s no old fogey-ness to Lorne.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2026
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For the benefit of us old fogies?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Payton testified for hours Thursday before jurors and Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael Bowman and will return Monday to the witness stand.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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Right-hander Seth Lugo is expected to return from the seven-day concussion list and make the start on the mound for KC.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
Noun
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That hypothesis remains tentative; the fossil record is fragmentary enough that ruling out opportunistic or scavenging behavior is difficult.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Far from lumps of rock, the trojans, along with DJ and Dinkinesh (which is the Ethiopian name for the Lucy fossil), are windows into the past, and the storytellers of the Earth's most ancient history.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Scheffler, who fell nine shots behind with a pair of bogeys at the start, shot 32 on the back nine by chipping in from 65 feet on the 14th for the start of three straight birdies.—
Doug Ferguson,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Overall homicides in the United States have fallen for four consecutive years, according to FBI data analyzed by the Washington Post.—
Sara-James Ranta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
Noun
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Designed with the needs of senior dogs in mind, this recipe helps keep beloved old-timers going strong.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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The old-timers try to stay in touch.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
Verb
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In 2023, the year after five Tampa Bay Rays players declined to wear rainbow logos for Pride Night, Manfred said the league would no longer compel players to do so.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Factors such as declining birth rates and families moving out of the city are contributing to declining enrollment at Denver Public Schools.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Noun
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In the Seventies, he was mocked as a Vegas has-been in a jumpsuit; in the Eighties, as a cultural colonizer.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
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When her estranged daughter unexpectedly moves into their crumbling Manhattan townhouse, the TV has-been is confronted with the one role she’s spent her entire life avoiding: motherhood.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Macron’s highest aspirations to, as a modern Talleyrand, inject himself and solve global issues such as Ukraine, Africa’s Sahel, Syria, Lebanon, or Iran have fallen short, degenerated into petty feuds, or backfired.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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McFarland found the items inside a degenerating family trunk.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Throwback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwback. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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