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
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
Her post included a video montage of photos from Parker's birthday celebration and several wholesome childhood throwbacks.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The event is a throwback to Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW)'s event, which debuted in 1995.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Like a true throwback to the aughts, this show would rather stick to sunnier, more folksy material.
—Judy Berman, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
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Verb
At a time when the rest of the industry, including Ferrari, is moving towards electrification, the 12 Cilindri is a throwback to the way things used to be.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
Her post included a video montage of photos from Parker's birthday celebration and several wholesome childhood throwbacks.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The event is a throwback to Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW)'s event, which debuted in 1995.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Like a true throwback to the aughts, this show would rather stick to sunnier, more folksy material.
—Judy Berman, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw back
Verb
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After making a positive impact on Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) in her season 2 debut, Chef Terry returned in the season 3 finale to deliver a moving speech about the importance of a restaurant being service to the customer — not the food itself.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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There is doubt, though, the Razorbacks will return for future games.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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And some of us older fogies, Joni Mitchell and Carole King.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2023
Verb
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National Weather Service meteorologists consider forecasting waterspouts during the late summer and fall whenever large, cool air masses overspread the waters of the Great Lakes.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Buildings told CBS News New York and News 12 Long Island that a 10-by-10-inch section of the ceiling collapsed due to possible water damage, and pieces of the building fell on customers dining inside.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Organisms can turn into fossils that last tens of millions of years, but most organisms don’t become fossils; metals and plastics might not stick around at all.—
Matthew Hutson,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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Often called living fossils, gingkoes have been around for over 200 million years.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Burberry's share price has fallen sharply over recent years, declining almost 80% from April 2023 to September 2024, as waning sales and a slew of management changes exacerbated a wider luxury downturn.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Morris and his attorneys declined comment.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 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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Weakening is forecast, with Juliette expected to degenerate into a remnant low by Thursday, Aug. 28.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 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
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Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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Sonny strides onto the track with unruffled cool—a Pitt signature—and is laconic enough to endure a series of press conferences at which journalists are quick to label him a has-been.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
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“Throw back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20back. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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