throwing back

verb

present participle of throw back
as in worsening

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwing back
  1. worsening
  2. falling
  3. declining
  4. returning
  5. degenerating
  6. dropping
  7. reverting
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  • The Washington’s deployment comes as reports have emerged in recent months recounting worsening living conditions, mental health concerns, and supply shortages on board the Lincoln.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The exploration licenses were granted before Greenland stopped issuing new licenses in 2021, citing the worsening climate crisis.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of worsening
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  • Peltz weighs deal for Wendy’s Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund is assembling a group that could bid to take Wendy’s private as the chain faces declining sales, falling traffic, and restaurant closures.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The boring rosters, the passive-aggressive press conferences, the endless parade of mediocre seasons — cresting and falling with an inexplicable 2021 and 2026 — has been brutal to watch.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of falling
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  • Farage did not give a victory speech after declining to attend the declaration, claiming police had warned of a campaign to disrupt it.
    — Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Is the town’s population growing or declining, and by how much?
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of declining
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  • Guaranteeing him $54 million suggested Imai would serve, at minimum, as a stabilizing force behind returning ace Hunter Brown.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Jurors deliberated for less than three hours before returning the verdict.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of returning
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  • McFarland found the items inside a degenerating family trunk.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • But in general, any organic media is going to start degenerating over time, and the pH is going to be higher.
    — Ryan Conner, Dallas Morning News, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of degenerating
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  • The odds of the Clarity Act passing into law this year have plummeted in recent months on the Polymarket and Kalshi prediction platforms, dropping to around 20% from a peak of around 80% in the first few months of the year.
    — Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • After using unconventional tactics, such as water-dropping helicopters, LAFD crews knocked down the fire and returned the property to Lineage for cleanup.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of dropping
Verb
  • The company’s chief software officer Wassym Bensaid said the halo wheels move driver functionality forward, rather than reverting back to buttons.
    — Greg Migliore, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Amid the energy crisis in the early 1970s, daylight saving time was shifted earlier, to January and February, before later reverting back to the last Sunday in April, per the Council of State Governments.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
Definition of reverting
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