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
—usually + to
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
Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
Adam Sandler shared a throwback photo of Duvall on Intagram, praising the late actor in a heartfelt caption.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
Made in the Shade is another kind of throwback.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
For snowboarders, Board Bin in Ketchum is a welcome throwback to the grungy days of indie snowboard and skate shops.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
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Noun
That’s the strategy of the chain’s anniversary year, which will offer more throwback menu items and nostalgic merchandise throughout 2026.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
Adam Sandler shared a throwback photo of Duvall on Intagram, praising the late actor in a heartfelt caption.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
Made in the Shade is another kind of throwback.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
For snowboarders, Board Bin in Ketchum is a welcome throwback to the grungy days of indie snowboard and skate shops.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwback
Noun
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Now the 10% is for stubborn old fogies who refuse to change their ways and try something new.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Feb. 2026
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Old fogey-ish, ungrateful and stupid.—
Katie Hafner,
Scientific American,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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He was asked whether Austin Reaves, who had been on a restriction of about 25 minutes after returning from a 19-game absence because of a calf strain, would still be on a minutes restriction and whether Doncic would be available against the Clippers.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Jurors are expected to return Monday morning to continue considering the evidence.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The body of an early plant eater Using 3D scanning and printing, the team was able to study the fossil in remarkable detail.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Don’t bother looking for fossils; almost no sedimentary rock has had time to form.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The wait time can fall anywhere between six minutes and six hours.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Dua Lipa and Callum Turner, as a powerhouse couple, that fall more in step with the likes of Hailey and Justin Bieber’s individual style statements than, say, Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet’s joint method dressing.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The movie is all about old-timers, and it’s filled with real old-timers.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
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Age mandates for trees worry some environmentalists Woodlands that are healthy, biodiverse and able to provide food and habitat for myriad species usually have a mix of tree types, from skinny saplings to looming old-timers.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Cassia County Sheriff Jarrod Thompson’s office declined to comment Thursday and directed the Statesman back to Larsen.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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Durant declined to address the allegation directly on Wednesday.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Ken Blake Brea Sorry to see Jerry Neuheisel leave UCLA to join traitor and coaching has-been Chip Kelly at Northwestern.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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All this success begs the legitimate question of how the once-struggling reality show for has-been celebrities reinvented itself and became a pop-cultural phenomenon that any public figure would be lucky to utilize as their re-introduction into the zeitgeist.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Volume 1 about a troubled pregnant woman who accepts an invite to a dinner party which degenerates into a bloody and demented nightmare.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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But 16 did, including two found in the human dopamine neurons of the substantia nigra, a region of the brain that degenerates in Parkinson’s disease.—
Freda Kreier,
Hartford Courant,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Throwback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwback. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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