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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 throwbacks
Marketing materials for the June 7 event feature both the Black Trees and blue-and-green numbering, which the Wolves used in their earliest uniforms and resurrected for throwbacks in 2023.
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Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 27 May 2026
If that's not enough throwbacks, Paula Abdul, 4 Non Blondes' Linda Perry and Hilary Duff also attended as presenters.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
More to Explore Many of the human props—canes, top hats, desks—used in primate taxidermy became unfashionable in the first half of the nineteenth century, but there were still throwbacks.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 18 May 2026
Should Colorado and Carolina meet in the Stanley Cup Final, would they both be better served to wear the Whalers and Nordiques throwbacks for at least one game in the series?
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 16 May 2026
This event doubles as a sneak peek of the Build Bronzeville initiative’s ongoing revitalization of the venue, with live music, historical throwbacks and bites from the forthcoming Forum Café.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Kylie Jenner has officially declared this Coachella to be all about the Y2K throwbacks.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
Can the Avalanche throw their throwbacks back?
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Just before midnight, the masterful mashup duo, Loud Luxury took the stage with a rapid-fire mashup set that jumped between throwbacks and club anthems in unexpected combinations.
—Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2026
Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 27 May 2026
If that's not enough throwbacks, Paula Abdul, 4 Non Blondes' Linda Perry and Hilary Duff also attended as presenters.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
More to Explore Many of the human props—canes, top hats, desks—used in primate taxidermy became unfashionable in the first half of the nineteenth century, but there were still throwbacks.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 18 May 2026
Should Colorado and Carolina meet in the Stanley Cup Final, would they both be better served to wear the Whalers and Nordiques throwbacks for at least one game in the series?
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 16 May 2026
This event doubles as a sneak peek of the Build Bronzeville initiative’s ongoing revitalization of the venue, with live music, historical throwbacks and bites from the forthcoming Forum Café.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Kylie Jenner has officially declared this Coachella to be all about the Y2K throwbacks.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
Can the Avalanche throw their throwbacks back?
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Just before midnight, the masterful mashup duo, Loud Luxury took the stage with a rapid-fire mashup set that jumped between throwbacks and club anthems in unexpected combinations.
—Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwbacks
Noun
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For the benefit of us old fogies?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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Sotheby’s is quite familiar with dinosaur fossils, of course.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
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For the new study, Zietlow and her coauthors examined and reclassified fossils housed in more than a dozen institutions — specimens that had been misidentified as the species Tylosaurus proriger.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Once considered delightfully kitschy relics of suburban Americana, porch geese are waddling their way back into the spotlight.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
29 May 2026
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The 700-year-old circular Bellver Castle is an architectural gem, briefly used as royal residence, mostly as a ghastly political and military prison over six centuries, and now a museum of Roman and other relics.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
Noun
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The old-timers try to stay in touch.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
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Some bargain hunters poked around, while a handful of old-timers walked the halls for exercise.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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“Throwbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwbacks. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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