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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
Halloween season is the perfect excuse to try something new, and this year’s candy lineup is packed with creative twists, nostalgic throwbacks, and a few magical surprises.
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
From fashion runways to movie reboots, throwbacks are everywhere, and Diet Coke is leaning in with style.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The Cavaliers are breaking out navy blue throwbacks.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
From underwear-baring sheer gowns to throwbacks from the fashion archives, the event’s red carpet was, this year, fun and risqué in equal measure.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 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 Canadian producer-DJ duo, consisting of members Andrew Fedyk and Joe Depace, teed up banger after banger, keeping the crowd moving with a playful dance-pop set incorporating throwbacks, current hits, and selects from their discography.
—Meghan Mahar, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025
His thumping drums require elaborate sound systems; his basslines are shiny yet still funky; his sample flips bring new life out of throwbacks.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
As a result of having such a blend of artists, generations of techno talents will take the stage, spinning the latest hits and the greatest throwbacks, all for the collective love of techno.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
From fashion runways to movie reboots, throwbacks are everywhere, and Diet Coke is leaning in with style.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The Cavaliers are breaking out navy blue throwbacks.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
From underwear-baring sheer gowns to throwbacks from the fashion archives, the event’s red carpet was, this year, fun and risqué in equal measure.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 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 Canadian producer-DJ duo, consisting of members Andrew Fedyk and Joe Depace, teed up banger after banger, keeping the crowd moving with a playful dance-pop set incorporating throwbacks, current hits, and selects from their discography.
—Meghan Mahar, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025
His thumping drums require elaborate sound systems; his basslines are shiny yet still funky; his sample flips bring new life out of throwbacks.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
As a result of having such a blend of artists, generations of techno talents will take the stage, spinning the latest hits and the greatest throwbacks, all for the collective love of techno.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwbacks
Noun
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His real mistake was to treat myths as dead fossils rather than as living instruments—still moving minds, still shaping worlds.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The event is sponsored by the Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society and features 30 dealers with minerals, gemstones, jewelry, fossils and unusual gifts.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It was born with the same temperature everywhere, it was born spatially flat, and it was born in such a way that those non-existent high-energy relics were forbidden.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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Edge grew up surrounded by Civil War folklore and relics.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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Here are more Denver old-timers preserving the city’s culinary and cultural past while inching toward the future, in alphabetical order.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
13 Aug. 2025
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Inside, the multi-generational crowd united old-timers, who may well have been at some of the Dead’s first Golden Gate Park gigs decades ago with kids and young adults catching live Grateful Dead music for the first time.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Throwbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwbacks. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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