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
Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
Aguilera included a few throwback photos, as well, including some from Paris, France.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
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
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Noun
Duvall & Kevin Costner absolutely bring the thunder in this film in a throwback Western that is so rewatchable.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
Aguilera included a few throwback photos, as well, including some from Paris, France.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
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
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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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Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan criticized Shah Alam’s release by Border Patrol, saying agents could have contacted family members or returned him to the county holding center.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Herro, who has now played as a reserve in his first four games back after returning from a rib injury following the NBA All-Star break, finished Thursday’s loss with 25 points, four rebounds and seven assists in 32 minutes.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The path taken has favored centralized control, fossil-fuel dependence, and corporate contracts over community stability.—
Israel Melendez Ayala,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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According to Han, the fossils represent the first major discovery of soft-bodied organisms that lived directly after the Sinsk event.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Unlike Israel, Palestinian cities have no warning sirens or bomb shelters, despite the risk of falling debris or errant missiles.—
CLAUDIA CIOBANU,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Even if some kilns had continued producing ceramics, the Yuan Dynasty fell in 1368 and the first Ming emperor banned commercial trade around 1371, so even conservative estimates for dating the shipwreck still fall between the late 1320s and 1371, according to the study.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
28 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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As mentioned earlier, Bragg’s office declined to pursue charges of assaulting an officer during an arraignment on Thursday evening.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Shah Alam was offered the opportunity to make a phone call, but declined, and asked to be taken to the location where he was eventually dropped off, the official said.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 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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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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