throws back

present tense third-person singular of throw back

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throws back
Verb
  • Men leaders can pay attention to and be mindful of who in the workplace may be playing more of an emotional support role that falls outside their job description.
    Holly Corbett, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Royal Week falls ahead of Prince Harry's upcoming trip to the United Kingdom.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Volume 1 about a troubled pregnant woman who accepts an invite to a dinner party which degenerates into a bloody and demented nightmare.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Economists have warned that the revenue bump is potentially temporary and analysts say the growth in state spending could leave California in a challenging position if the economy declines.
    Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • For Markiplier, the last few months have been a study in what happens when a creator with 36 million subscribers walks through Hollywood’s front door and declines to become its creature.
    Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Bill Skarsgård returns as Pennywise, Derry's resident killer clown, shapeshifter, and hallucination-manifesting cosmic monster.
    Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026
  • In the case of a contest, this will ensure a new leader is in place before Parliament returns in September.
    Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • The condition also worsens over time.
    Devika Rao, TheWeek, 26 June 2026
  • Pulmonary fibrosis is a lung disease that worsens over time and occurs when lung tissue becomes damaged and scarred, according to Mayo Clinic.
    Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • As light can selectively target the fluid, scientists were able to print microscopic conductive patterns that completely vanish once exposed to open air, which reverts the gel back into non-conductive liquid clusters.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
  • There are still times Stokes reverts back to his worst tendencies on the basketball court.
    Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The meeting where energy drops when a certain person walks in.
    David Salerno, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Part thriller, part horror experience and part interactive film, Unhinged drops players into the middle of a Category 5 hurricane bearing down on South Carolina.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 June 2026
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“Throws back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throws%20back. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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