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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
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.
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Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2026
But what do all these feel-good throwbacks add up to?
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Thursday, though, people all over the building were wearing the Gilbert Arenas-era gold-and-black throwbacks the team gave out in a promotion.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
There are the old dust-collectors and throwbacks to another century.
—Joe Holden, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
The trend itself has seen wide participation from celebrities and influencers alike, with stars like Charlie Puth sharing throwbacks to his 2016 hits and Hailey Bieber reposting decade-old pictures.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
That would be a fitting historical tie-in with the Sylvaner, Riesling and Mission grapes that Scribe already has at its estate, all throwbacks to earlier eras of the vineyard.
—Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2026
There’s something for everyone to love, from delicate, barely there effects to dramatic throwbacks.
—Marianne Mychaskiw, Allure, 24 Jan. 2026
Celebrities like Kylie Jenner, Selena Gomez, and Karlie Kloss have joined in, uploading 2016 throwbacks that signal a desire to rewind to an era when influencer culture felt less high‑stakes and more experimental.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2026
But what do all these feel-good throwbacks add up to?
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Thursday, though, people all over the building were wearing the Gilbert Arenas-era gold-and-black throwbacks the team gave out in a promotion.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
There are the old dust-collectors and throwbacks to another century.
—Joe Holden, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
The trend itself has seen wide participation from celebrities and influencers alike, with stars like Charlie Puth sharing throwbacks to his 2016 hits and Hailey Bieber reposting decade-old pictures.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
That would be a fitting historical tie-in with the Sylvaner, Riesling and Mission grapes that Scribe already has at its estate, all throwbacks to earlier eras of the vineyard.
—Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2026
There’s something for everyone to love, from delicate, barely there effects to dramatic throwbacks.
—Marianne Mychaskiw, Allure, 24 Jan. 2026
Celebrities like Kylie Jenner, Selena Gomez, and Karlie Kloss have joined in, uploading 2016 throwbacks that signal a desire to rewind to an era when influencer culture felt less high‑stakes and more experimental.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Jan. 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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Researchers noted that fossils or individual specimens mostly appear after water movement brings them to the surface.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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In both cases, the snails and their fossils mostly appear after water movement brings them to the surface — suggesting a larger hidden population living in rock crevices deep underground where water flows.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These virtues are not irrelevant relics.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Those decisions suggest some automakers are starting to treat physical controls not as outdated relics but as useful tools.—
Chris Teague,
AJC.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Yet many of the old-timers and young tech workers who live here seem to have accepted the coming changes as an unavoidable reality of California’s deepening housing crisis.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The movie is all about old-timers, and it’s filled with real old-timers.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
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