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
Verb
  • Police have not revealed a motive for the attack, but court records exposed months of discord that appeared to be worsening.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The case accused school officials of unreasonably exposing McNair to the risk of heatstroke, failing to recognize the initial symptoms and inadequately providing medical care and treatment, thus worsening McNair’s condition.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of worsening
Verb
  • McGuire said the country’s murder rate is at a 126-year low and argued that falling fentanyl deaths and drug trafficking are evidence that the administration’s border and law enforcement policies are working.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Applications jumped from roughly 3,500 a year before COVID to a record 18,561 in 2024, before falling nearly 30% last year and continuing to decline in 2026.
    — Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of falling
Verb
  • Local officials and school leaders have linked the shortage of family housing to declining enrollment in the Davis Joint Unified School District, which is weighing school closures.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • And the Civilian Oversight Commission filed suit against the department in June for declining to provide certain records related to three cases of use of force the commission issued subpoenas for in February 2025.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of declining
Verb
  • With Fitzpatrick returning, the Jets regain a veteran who can work alongside linebacker Demario Davis to organize the defense, align teammates and clean up communication in the secondary.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • All but Lightfoot ended up returning, but their temporary absences forced Cristobal to rotate in a lot more players to fill the void.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of returning
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Back in the United States two weeks after dropping its Big 12 opener to Arizona State in England, Kansas crushed Middle Tennessee of Conference USA 55-0 Saturday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
  • After starting 3-0 in district play in 2025, the Blue Raiders lost some steam, dropping five straight games facing a tough schedule.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of dropping
Verb
  • The notorious property has since undergone a name change, reverting back to its original moniker of Sycamore Valley Ranch.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The exact process for reverting adult cells back to an early embryonic stage, however, wasn’t clear.
    — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of reverting
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