throwing back

present participle of throw back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwing back
Verb
  • Climate was barely mentioned, though scientists have been studying and shouting about its relevance in worsening wildfires for years.
    Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Coleman described a downward spiral of worsening engagement with instruction in general.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The hope for gold-producing nations like Ghana is to responsibly leverage this bountiful natural resource without falling prey to environmental degradation and civil strife.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Volatility returns to markets Wall Street’s fear gauge, the VIX, jumped 31% on Friday — its biggest one-day gain since April — before falling 12% on Monday.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Screening is key Across all ages, colorectal cancer cases and related deaths in the US have been declining for decades, Ng said, attributing that success to improvements in treatment and public health efforts to promote screening.
    Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Many consumers have started to turn their backs on luxury goods; fed up with a lack of ingenuity, skyrocketing daily expenses, and arguably declining quality, shoppers are thinking twice before splurging on designer items.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But to a man, every one of the returning players wanted a win.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Originally, the third Tron was conceived as a sequel to Legacy, with Kosinski returning alongside the characters played by Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the Pacific, meteorologists are watching to see how much rain the degenerating Tropical Storm Mario could carry into the San Diego region.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Yet just east of the busy Grand Canyon Village lies a stretch of road with equally jaw-dropping vistas and far fewer crowds.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Though the number of uninsured motorist was decreasing during the 2010s, the COVID-19 pandemic reversed the trend, with some Americans, who were driving less often, dropping their insurance, USA TODAY reported.
    Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Given that context, HD may offer a favorable risk-reward setup for a mean-reverting bounce.
    Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But after the last-minute rule change, reverting back to 120, the 49ers were able to get to 109, leaving 11 spots on the table.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Throwing back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwing%20back. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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