as in fogey
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 throw back
Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
The Cavaliers are breaking out navy blue throwbacks.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Ocean Alley’s throwback sound is like an antidote to the rush of modern life.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
Each can has a QR code that can be scanned and redeemed for a throwback T-shirt at Gold Bar’s Treasure Island location.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
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Verb
In the throwback image shared, the royal could be seen smiling wide and wearing a festive red hat while posing with members of the squad, nicknamed the Red Roses.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
The Cavaliers are breaking out navy blue throwbacks.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Ocean Alley’s throwback sound is like an antidote to the rush of modern life.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
Each can has a QR code that can be scanned and redeemed for a throwback T-shirt at Gold Bar’s Treasure Island location.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw back
Verb
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While additional details for the upcoming season of the long-running soap opera remain under wraps, Young and the Restless executive producer and head writer Josh Griffith told TV Insider earlier this month that core characters will be returning with some twists and turns.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Boley said that Heffernan returned from a tour of NFL franchises with fresh schematic and teaching approaches that the players have embraced.—
David Teel,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Old fogey-ish, ungrateful and stupid.—
Katie Hafner,
Scientific American,
10 Sep. 2025
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These are people who know AI and have grown up with this stuff that these old fogies haven't.—
Alison Snyder,
Axios,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The 49ers dropped their first loss of the season to the Jaguars, as the team fell with a final score of 26-21.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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However, only 5% is allocated to equities, which means there is room for retail participation to deepen, especially as deposit rates fall and property remains out of favor, analysts told CNBC.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This species, dating back 9 million years, helps fill a gap in the fossil record and marks a point when ancient right whales began to develop robust flippers.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Stringer said the third Yunxian skull fossil, once researchers prepare and study it in detail, will enable the team to test the accuracy of the reconstruction and its placement within the human family tree.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Rizzo declined to comment on any potential campaign, pointing to ongoing efforts to strike down the map.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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Energy demands around the world are rising, and with the increasing impacts of climate change and the declining efficiency of existing infrastructure, the situation is likely to worsen.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The old-timer included, well, an old-timer, a fella in overalls with his forearm resting on a barrel.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Hence, the elimination of the 'old-timer' from the signage.—
Anna Commander
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In the Pacific, meteorologists are watching to see how much rain the degenerating Tropical Storm Mario could carry into the San Diego region.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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By Monday, the storm had degenerated in to remnants which were located about 615 miles west of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, with no threat to land, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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DiCaprio makes a great, vital has-been, squinting at the horrors around him in disbelief, but mostly, driven by the need to protect his child.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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And as alcoholic has-been Morris, Matthau was fantastically slovenly and cynical, an anti–role model for the ages.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
25 July 2025
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“Throw back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20back. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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