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
Jim Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
Nostalgia in movies like this should be a warm throwback, not a reason to think of more entertaining dips into the same genre pool.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
The star center set up Toews for a one-timer that got past Shesterkin, who threw back his head in frustration.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Noun
While cattle barons may seem like a throwback, their spirits still rule in Big Sky Country.
—Jim Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
Nostalgia in movies like this should be a warm throwback, not a reason to think of more entertaining dips into the same genre pool.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The upcoming revival of 'Malcolm in the Middle' will be a limited four-episode run on Disney+, focusing on Malcolm and his daughter being thrown back into family chaos for Hal and Lois's 40th wedding anniversary party.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
The star center set up Toews for a one-timer that got past Shesterkin, who threw back his head in frustration.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwback
Verb
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District court judges separately ruled in favor of Wilcox and Harris, finding their removals were unlawful and returning them to their roles.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2025
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This will be his second game for the Mavericks since returning from injury.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 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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However, that fight fell apart in early March, when a hand injury forced Whyte from the card.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Rogers, who also serves as president of the nonprofit Reading League of Texas, said momentum is growing among school and community leaders around the issue of literacy, but there still isn’t broad city-wide awareness about how far behind Fort Worth has fallen, or why that’s such a problem.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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First described from the Ediacara Hills in Australia over 60 years ago, Ediacara-type fossils have been found in Newfoundland, England’s Charnwood Forest, Brazil, Namibia, Ukraine, along the White Sea and in South China.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Our findings will help conservationists plan into the future for the continued recovery of these living fossils.—
Logan Kistler,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Lone Jack Police Chief Tim Cosner, who took the helm after the 2021 crash, declined to be interviewed about why the department’s policy changed.—
Bill Lukitsch,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2025
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North Little Rock police sought to charge Mary Lee Orsini with murder, but a grand jury declined to indict her -- and McArthur was credited with helping Orsini remain a free woman.—
Tony Holt,
Arkansas Online,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Sunday, however, was for the old-timers — many of whom posed for pictures under the familiar neon sign and tearfully shook hands with busboys and waitresses.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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But as Democrats search for a next generation of leadership, frustrated with the old-timers at the top, Booker’s speech could cement his status as a leading figure in the party’s opposition to Trump.—
Mike Catalini and Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Things degenerated further between them when Penelope and Colin (Luke Newton) announced their engagement, only for Eloise to threaten to expose Penelope's secret to her brother.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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When a seemingly routine Oval Office press conference degenerated into a shouting match on 28 February, the world looked on in astonishment.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Mar. 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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