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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
The menu’s throwbacks will be much less subtle.
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Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Debuting the Quebec Nordiques throwbacks for the first time, the Avalanche had turnover and defending troubles early and power-play struggles throughout until Nichushkin came through late to steal a point in a 5-4 shootout loss against the Carolina Hurricanes at Ball Arena.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Kittle, by the way, caught all six passes targeted to him for 93 yards in a 31-13 home win over the Falcons in 2021, when the 49ers also wore their 1994 red-and-white throwbacks.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
In a night of throwbacks, Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber opted for a classic LBD—kind of.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Debuting the Quebec Nordiques throwbacks for the first time, the Avalanche had turnover and defending troubles early and power-play struggles throughout until Nichushkin came through late to steal a point in a 5-4 shootout loss against the Carolina Hurricanes at Ball Arena.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Kittle, by the way, caught all six passes targeted to him for 93 yards in a 31-13 home win over the Falcons in 2021, when the 49ers also wore their 1994 red-and-white throwbacks.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
In a night of throwbacks, Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber opted for a classic LBD—kind of.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwbacks
Noun
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But the traits of the Grotte à Hominidés fossils are more of a mix of new and old.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
7 Jan. 2026
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The fourth floor of the Texas Science and Natural History Museum is designed for reverence — fossils, minerals, evidence of deep time.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The historic downtown is full of antique mining relics and quirky businesses.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
7 Jan. 2026
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The square Edelman and fellow students dug in, after determining the spot might yield interesting relics, did produce tiles, pieces of ceramic and more.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Lamar Jackson is the most dynamic football player Baltimore has seen since Ray Lewis or, for us old-timers, since Johnny Unitas and Lenny Moore.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Jan. 2026
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Those points, and this home form, have been built on a mound of new faces, who have drawn strength from an atmosphere which resembles the din old-timers are fond of likening to Sunderland’s former Roker Park home.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Throwbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwbacks. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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