throwing back

verb

Definition of throwing backnext
present participle of throw back
as in worsening

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  1. worsening
  2. falling
  3. returning
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  • Federal and state officials said the new operating rules for the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project that were developed over the last three years will bring greater stability to the state’s supplies in the face of worsening droughts intensified by climate change.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • These conditions may have more severe symptoms that are worsening your PMS.
    Wendy Wisner, Health, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of worsening
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  • To qualify for relief, a reporting company must have a BOI reporting deadline falling within the period beginning one day before the date the specified disaster began - as indicated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – and ending 90 days after that date.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The fall 2024 release is 11 years old (falling on the younger end of the age range for Old Fitzgerald), meaning it was distilled in the fall of 2013 and bottled in the fall of this year.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of falling
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  • More than 3,000 people worked in the office towers, ensuring smooth trips for the 4,000 passengers coming through every day, including troops returning from the battlefields of Europe and Asia.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Key Facts Palantir is the top-performing stock on the S&P of 2024, returning 369% year-to-date through Friday.
    Derek Saul, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of returning
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throwing away

throwing back

throwing cold water on

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