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noun

Definition of throwbacknext
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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verb

as in to return

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Recent Examples of throwback
Noun
Just last week, on July 7, Kidman showed off her curls again in a sweet throwback photo on Instagram with her 18-year-old daughter, Sunday Rose. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 15 July 2026 Cunningham is a throwback to when American athletes were people fans wanted to emulate. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026 That means the most popular looks on the cobbled, bicycle-laden streets of the capital are a melange of matchy, well-fitting staples and edgier throwbacks. — Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026 Ultra Lights arrive with the chops and the experience to make the throwback feel authentically lived-in. — Jeff Yerger, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for throwback
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwback
  1. fogy
  2. return
  3. fossil
  4. fall
  5. old-timer
  6. decline
  7. has-been
  8. degenerate
Noun
  • There’s no old fogey-ness to Lorne.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
  • For the benefit of us old fogies?
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of fogy
Verb
  • One couple has returned year after year, exploring into areas that tourists rarely see.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
  • Ideally, Macario can return and provide a lift as Dudinha did late season, scoring seven goals in 10 games after general manager Camille Ashton signed her in the summer.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
Definition of return
Noun
  • The electricity grids in some of the EU’s hottest countries also have the highest fossil-fuel reliance, including Italy (49%), Greece (52%), Cyprus (76%), and Malta (85%).
    — Oliver Balch, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • Dinosaurs roamed the Earth for about 180 million years, but only a few thousand near-complete fossils have been discovered.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of fossil
Verb
  • The Odyssey are being produced by Insight Editions for late summer and fall releases.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The situation becomes less complicated if a mango from a neighbor’s tree falls onto your property.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Definition of fall
Noun
  • Something, oh, like a roly-poly, 73-year-old manager tumbling ass over teakettle, as the old-timers say, when a bat thrown by Vladimir Guerrero clipped his left hip.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 13 July 2026
  • The three-wheelers are a far cry from the old-timers that only a year ago cruised the streets spewing clouds of black smoke.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of old-timer
Verb
  • Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson, who previously oversaw the prosecution against Hermes, declined to comment on the closed criminal case or Hermes’ campaign.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
  • However, declining vaccination rates fueled by vaccine hesitancy have created pockets of susceptible individuals where the virus can spread quickly.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of decline
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of has-been
Verb
  • The Gulf Coast may still be seeing some effects from the remnants of Tropical Storm Bertha as the storm continues to degenerate, forecasters from the National Hurricane Center said in its final advisory on the system.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 July 2026
  • After delivery, the umbilical arteries constrict and degenerate.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
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“Throwback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwback. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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