THROWING BACK Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

throwing back

verb

present participle of throw back

as in worsening

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The worsening air quality means significant changes to his daily routine.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
The trouble with fires and climate change But Silicon Valley’s rush to deploy newer AI models has also come with considerable climate costs that are linked to a worsening wildfire problem.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

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Buzzy semiconductor stocks that surged earlier this year have struggled to maintain their momentum, with the popular iShares Semiconductor index falling nearly 20% from its early-June peak.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
That surpasses the original Galaxy Watch Ultra's 590mAh cell, which lasted 46 hours in my testing with the always-on display enabled, again falling just short of the company’s estimate (48 hours).

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026

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Peterson is a returning sophomore that played on special teams last year.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
There have been summers when Manchester United players needed special attention from the club’s staff and fans after returning from England duty.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of returning

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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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