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a person or thing that is similar to someone or something from the past or that is suited to an earlier time
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She's a throwback to the actresses of the 1950s. The band's music is a throwback to the 1980s.
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
While this feature can be a throwback to decades prior, styled right, honey oak can be a warm accent.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2024
Susan Miller, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2024
Think vaulted ceilings and boho decor that throw back to the heyday of surfing in the ’60s.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
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Noun
The second photo was a throwback of when Ricki was a preteen.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
While this feature can be a throwback to decades prior, styled right, honey oak can be a warm accent.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2024
Verb
Shapira, 22, an off-duty solider, tried to protect them by standing in the doorway and catching and then throwing back multiple grenades that the attackers were lobbing in their direction.
—Susan Miller, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2024
Think vaulted ceilings and boho decor that throw back to the heyday of surfing in the ’60s.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
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Whether a new player or a returning fan, there are a lot of great ways to get into Arkham Horror.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Williams was freed, his gun was returned and a police report was not written.Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2024
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And some of us older fogies, Joni Mitchell and Carole King.Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2023
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The parents—a dapper young fogy with ramrod posture and a soulful, slightly rumpled bluestocking—stand behind two tidy little girls in matching sailor suits.Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
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Drawing from his own experiences growing up in South Africa, Noah explores the universal tensions between parents and children, particularly the disconnect that can occur when understanding falls short.Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Oct. 2024
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Bayern did equalize through Harry Kane but then fell apart as Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski put Barça 3-1 up by the break.Ben Church, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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The Times reported that the original project cost was $650 million, which rose after a yearlong delay precipitated by the discovery of fossils and tar under the construction site.Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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In the nearby Chinese province of Guangdong, four types of dinosaur fossils and more than 30,000 dinosaur egg fossils have been discovered.Peter Guo, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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When pressed by Karl on his potentially tie-breaking role in the Senate, Osborn declined to align himself with either party.Kate Walter, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2024
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One woman, who described herself as a friend to Kelly, declined to speak to Republic reporters.Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
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She’s really highly rated and appreciated by the old-timers, and that says a lot.Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
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The older Democrats in my area are old-timers in overalls who’ve been farming their whole lives.David Browne, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
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Degen is short for degenerate gambler and refers to people engaging in highly speculative trading.Fatemeh Fannizadeh, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Another protest at a nearby plant degenerated—with bonfires and looting—and the next day, security forces quashed it by shooting into the crowd, killing five people.Stéphanie Giry, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2015
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Paul Tassi Time for the week’s first mini which involved a somewhat has-been comedian, cats and no real overarching theme this time around.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Netflix 17 of 21 The Responder (2022–present) Martin Freeman stars in this police drama as Chris Carson, a has-been urgent response officer tasked with working endless night shifts in gritty London opposite his less experienced but still game partner (Adelayo Adedayo).Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Throwback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwback. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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