throws back

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

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Support falls somewhat, to 70%, among non-MAGA Republicans.
    Anne Bryson, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Payton’s falls short of Chamberlain Gary Payton II had a chance to equal the feat of one of the game’s greatest players on Friday.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 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
  • Jeannot is not wired to jump anybody who declines an invitation.
    Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Six out of the 10 top richest people in the world have experienced wealth declines between $30 and $60 billion this calendar year, totalling over $255 billion.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In this simian spin on the slasher movie, college kid Lucy (Johnny Sequoyah) returns home to Hawaii for a visit with family and Ben, a super-smart chimp and her late mom's research project.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • That weather returns from April 18 through April 23, followed by a brief period of isolated showers with continued warmth from April 24 to April 25.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Distress could spread to countries beyond the Gulf if dire conditions prompt residents to flee across borders and infrastructure damage worsens a global oil shock, analysts said.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • In this case, your sweat is wasted and actually worsens the situation by failing to cool your body and contributing to dehydration.
    Brad Stulberg, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Besides, the new speed cameras produce most of their violations outside the pick-up and drop-off windows, when the speed limit reverts back to normal and any yellow lights should go dark.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The final rule reverts the industry to standards first established in 2012 by the Obama administration that have reduced mercury emissions by nearly 90%.
    Michael Phillis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The find helps explain water’s odd behavior and its unusual properties, including the reason ice cubes float and how liquid water expands as its temperature drops below 39 degrees Fahrenheit (four degrees Celsius).
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Once the radiation density drops sufficiently, matter becomes dominant, with the matter density then dominating the cosmic expansion rate.
    Big Think, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Throws back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throws%20back. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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