THROWS BACK Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

throws back

verb

present tense third-person singular of throw back

as in falls

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The investigators ask whether this discovery falls within the scope of her project.

— Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Your body temperature typically rises throughout the morning and afternoon, peaks in the evening, and then falls late at night.

— The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026

Definition of falls

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Many international students pay full tuition, turning them an increasingly important source of revenue as domestic enrollment declines.

— Scott White, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Alan Jackson declines comment With that, the judge left the bench, taking no comment or questions from the lawyers present.

— Kristina Rex, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of declines

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Olmo returns in attacking midfield as Mikel Merino is left out of the starting lineup.

— Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
For a platform with millions of merchants, a stablecoin that lowers acceptance costs and returns reserve income on idle balances goes straight to margin.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of returns

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Once the finish is damaged, stains cling more easily, leading people to scrub even harder, which worsens the problem.

— Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026
From Montesquieu’s perspective, polarization worsens this appetite for disregarding constitutional norms.

— Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Definition of worsens

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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

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