as in fogey
a person or thing that is similar to someone or something from the past or that is suited to an earlier time
—usually + to
She's a throwback to the actresses of the 1950s. The band's music is a throwback to the 1980s.
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Recent Examples of throwback
Dan Sheldon, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
The cult classic 'Saturday Night Live' sketch is a throwback to a time when high-waist jeans were for moms only—oh, how times have changed.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 14 Feb. 2025
Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Two plays later, Jackson did it again, eluding the defense, rolling right and throwing back to his left — perhaps an appropriate ode to the halftime act — for a touchdown pass to tight end Isaiah Likely to put the Ravens up 17-2.
—Brian Wacker, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
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Noun
As a striker, Delap is a throwback to yesteryear, but with a deft touch.
—Dan Sheldon, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
The cult classic 'Saturday Night Live' sketch is a throwback to a time when high-waist jeans were for moms only—oh, how times have changed.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
My guess is that despite being captured by the Front Man, Gi-hun will be thrown back into the games.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Two plays later, Jackson did it again, eluding the defense, rolling right and throwing back to his left — perhaps an appropriate ode to the halftime act — for a touchdown pass to tight end Isaiah Likely to put the Ravens up 17-2.
—Brian Wacker, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwback
Verb
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Mineral initially reunited in 2014 for a short tour, marking their first live shows in 17 years, only to return several years later to celebrate their 25th anniversary.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration has advocated a goal of returning pharmaceutical manufacturing to the U.S..—
Steve Brozak,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These are people who know AI and have grown up with this stuff that these old fogies haven't.—
Alison Snyder,
Axios,
23 Feb. 2025
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And some of us older fogies, Joni Mitchell and Carole King.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2023
Verb
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After this, oil production will fall, albeit slowly toward 2050, as decarbonization proceeds and more electric vehicles take to the roads.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Gas prices continued to fall throughout the nation on Tuesday, bringing financial relief to people in the country as consumer prices rise in other areas.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Only this, the researchers say, could have provided the extreme temperatures (in excess of 950 degrees Fahrenheit) and subsequent rapid cooling to create the glass brain fossil.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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This particular combination of fossils and minerals is particularly telling.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Daily meme coin launches peaked shortly after the $trump coin debut but have declined sharply.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Research from analytics firm Gallup shows that U.S. alcohol consumption is declining, with younger generations drinking significantly less than their predecessors.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Beatty and others instead relied on architectural consultants and old-timers' memories.—
Tyler Buchanan,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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The first 110-mile segment, known to many old-timers as the Bobtail, was built in just 18 months at a cost of $62 million by a tough-as-nails former Fort Lauderdale mayor, Col. Thomas Manuel.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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On Friday, Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy degenerated into a shouting match, and the latter left without a deal toward peace.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2025
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Without this balance, cross-border AI commerce degenerates into regulatory chaos, suffocating the very economic boom Trump champions.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Her being nominated for playing a grotesque has-been is, at the very least, a delicious irony.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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This is one resilient bear, even in the face of a villainous Hugh Grant, who plays a narcissistic, has-been actor.—
Brooks Barnes,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Throwback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwback. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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