throws back

Definition of throws backnext
present tense third-person singular of throw back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for throws back
Verb
  • Only a few are still running Commissioner Natalie Orbis, who also sponsored the measure, said the buses were sold to the public as both an environmental win and a cost-saving investment — but that promise falls apart if the buses break down far more often than their diesel counterparts.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Rachel Perry, PhD, has spent most of her scientific life thinking about how the body moves energy around—how glucose rises and falls, how tissues compete for fuel, and how metabolism shifts during illness.
    Avi Patel, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Using rolling peaks, which measure declines from the most recent market high rather than calendar periods, the S & P 500 has gone 185 days without a 10% drawdown, a stretch that, by itself, does not signal an imminent correction.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Calls for repeal come with leaders of Balboa Park museums and other organizations saying that declines in park visits have ranged from 20% to more than 50% and that overall annual revenue could drop by $20 million to $30 million.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Time Lord returns Holiday wasn’t the only ex-Celtic facing his former team for the first time Monday night.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Sumrall returns 39 scholarship players, added more than two dozen transfers and welcomed 17 early enrollees from the 20-player 2026 signing class.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The mom-to-be’s condition rapidly worsens, with Addison convincing Amelia — again reluctantly — to restore her privileges and scrub in.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The organization urges residents to step forward and help restore the local blood supply before the impact worsens.
    Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • But when a group of three men interrupts their work to drag Fu Sheng off on suspicion of theft, Grainier reverts back to that child who watched Chinese families being rounded up.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Alone and in pain, Carlson reverts back to a combat mindset and finds himself in a dark place.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Citrus can be damaged when the temperature drops below 27 degrees for more than four hours.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Also, as the temperature drops, so does your tire’s pressure.
    Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Throws back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throws%20back. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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