throws back

Definition of throws backnext
present tense third-person singular of throw back
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Verb
  • On both sides of the street, the sidewalk rises and falls, uprooted and cracked by shallow roots because over many decades, the trees were not properly maintained.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
  • The youngest Issa falls somewhere in between her sisters’ styles.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 8 May 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
  • When a security system declines a valid purchase, the customer often abandons the cart and moves to a competitor.
    Ethan Stone, USA Today, 11 May 2026
  • Distribution revenue was $858 million as vs $870 million on net subscriber declines.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Trillo leads an artist-first approach to AI integration that pushes back against the notion that the technology is simply a production shortcut, arguing instead for AI as a tool that returns time, ambition, and humanity to the creative process.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 11 May 2026
  • The organization will again have to debate how to set its middle infield when Hernández returns.
    Katie Woo, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • As the illness worsens, more severe symptoms can develop, like coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath as fluid builds up in the lungs.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
  • Pain in the hand, wrist and thumb that worsens or prevents you from gripping, pinching or holding items.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • There are still times Stokes reverts back to his worst tendencies on the basketball court.
    Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Democrats currently hold a 6-5 edge, and the new map will hold until the process reverts back to a bipartisan redistricting commission after the 2030 Census.
    Julia Mueller, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The loss snaps Boston’s three-game win streak and drops the club back into sole possession of last place.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
  • If the pressure suddenly drops or rises, the app instantly sends a notification.
    Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 8 May 2026
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“Throws back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throws%20back. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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