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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Car registrations and titles can now be issued electronically, and some DMV documentation will be sent via email, unless the driver declines to provide an address.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
As Medicaid coverage declines, more people become uninsured or underinsured.

— Sas Mukherjee, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of declines

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Eventually, the plant returns as a leaf or a flower, photosynthesizing energy in preparation for its next bloom.

— Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Josh Brolin reprises his role as weapons master Gurney Halleck; Javier Bardem is back as Stilgar, leader of the Fremen tribe at Sietch Tabr; and Jason Momoa returns as Duncan Idaho/Hayt.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026

Definition of returns

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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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