throws back

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for throws back
Verb
  • So Nude pair falls neatly in line — proof that even in full-metal glamour, minimalism with an edge is having a very good year.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Sabrina Carpenter’s chart-topping Man’s Best Friend slips 5-6 on the latest Billboard 200 with 38,000 equivalent album units earned (down 8%), while Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving falls 6-7 (37,000, down 3%).
    Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Independent energy analyst Rachel Ziemba, who agrees major oil companies may hesitate, also notes that declines in the price of crude – the raw material for consumer products like gasoline – are often not fully passed on to consumers.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
  • As Gustav aims to work his way back into their lives, Nora retreats into isolation as her mental health increasingly declines.
    Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Under the visa bond program, the federal government returns the bond amount to applicants whose visas are denied, if visas expire before travel, or if a traveler leaves before their visa expires.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The gunman then disappears again and returns with a woman.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Sam slips back into her addiction and as her alcoholism worsens, so do the visions and apparitions that seem to be haunting the forest.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
  • As climate change worsens, more locations are going to become too hot for data centers.
    Devika Rao, TheWeek, 5 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
  • When the temperature drops below 32 degrees and a glowing snowflake on the dashboard warns of icy roads, my car practically drives itself to Lighthouse Tofu in Annandale.
    Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Just bring them indoors when the temperature drops to keep them safe from extended freezes, and put them back on the patio after the last frost.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Throws back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throws%20back. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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