THROWING BACK Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

throwing back

verb

present participle of throw back

as in worsening

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Faced with a tight supply of interceptors and worsening attacks on its cities, Kyiv has been pressing Washington to co-produce the Patriot system.

— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Climate change is worsening extreme summer heat, something that more trees can ease.

— Len Maniace, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

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Fermin has been contributing more than controlling the running game since returning from a head contusion on July 17.

— Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Brionna Jones, returning from injury and still finding her footing, went a perfect 5-of-5 from the field for 15 points.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of returning

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At the halfway mark, Bullock took the lead, with Esponda dropping to fifth due to limited difficulty in her uneven bars routine.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
And the department has also seen several high-profile cases unravel recently, including dropping vandalism charges against a former Olympic canoeist and others over the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

— NPR Staff, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026

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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

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