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
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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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Recent Examples of throwback
Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register, 23 Dec. 2024
Law, in charge of the ever charismatic Graham, suited up in a black two-piece, a striped tie and a white button-up shirt with a contrasting black collar (a total throwback).
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
In her videos, the musician can be seen wearing all-black clothes, playing the banjo, throwing back cans of Dr. Pepper, and sometimes speaking directly to the camera about issues such as the boundaries of Appalachia or the war in Gaza.
—G. Samantha Rosenthal, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The park also has a small orange grove, a throwback to Orange County’s citrus industry.
—Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register, 23 Dec. 2024
Law, in charge of the ever charismatic Graham, suited up in a black two-piece, a striped tie and a white button-up shirt with a contrasting black collar (a total throwback).
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
Joan throws back the sparkling wine amid the awkwardness.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
In her videos, the musician can be seen wearing all-black clothes, playing the banjo, throwing back cans of Dr. Pepper, and sometimes speaking directly to the camera about issues such as the boundaries of Appalachia or the war in Gaza.
—G. Samantha Rosenthal, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwback
Verb
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Since then, officials have assessed the varying threats to its schools to determine whether teachers and kids can safely return, Vaughan, the district's spokesperson, said.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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Among the regulars returning for another season of chaotic law enforcement and personal intrigue on the Hill are Emmy-winning Daniel J. Travanti as the precinct’s Captain Frank Furillo, Emmy-winning Michael Conrad as Sgt.—
Gail Williams,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
Verb
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That type of MicroLED technology is very, very expensive, and this concept will hopefully result in a TV that falls well below the $220,000 asking price The Wall's 4K options start at.—
Will Greenwald,
PCMAG,
10 Jan. 2025
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On paper, the movie is a very American epic—the rise and fall of a master builder, told as extravagantly as possible on 70-millimeter VistaVision, a largely obsolete film format that was predominantly used in the 1950s and ’60s.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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At the center of this volcanic fossil is a vent that is around 25 miles (40 km) wide.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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The description of the new species was based on the discovery of fossils unearthed between 2013 and 2016 by University of Wisconsin–Madison Geology Museum (UWMGM) field crews at a site in what is now Wyoming.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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John Irving, an attorney for de Oliveira, declined to comment on Cannon's ruling.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2025
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DeSantis had urged lawmakers to intervene before that point but declined to call a special session to force their hand.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There were a lot of these old-timers at nostalgia-drag events—mobility impaired, sun-weathered to the point of absolute ravage, sometimes towing an oxygen tank.—
Rachel Kushner,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
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It’s also sparked tension between old-timers clinging to their neighborhood’s middle-class roots and other city residents who embrace the coast as an urban oasis.—
Hannah Wiley,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Dec. 2024
Verb
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But, if Bardella is the ideal political son-in-law, Attal seemed to be dealing with degenerating family ties.—
Lauren Collins,
The New Yorker,
7 Dec. 2024
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After landfall, Sara weakened into a tropical depression and eventually degenerated into a remnant low over Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American-Statesman,
21 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Boxing, it should be said, still exists, but these days a casual fan is more likely to see a YouTuber fight a has-been than an actual title fight.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
14 Jan. 2025
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Demi Moore stars as Elisabeth Sparkle, a has-been Hollywood star who makes the reckless decision to take an experimental drug that creates a second version of herself: the younger, tauter Sue (Margaret Qualley).—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
26 Dec. 2024
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