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
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 May 2025
Bronte worked as a shopgirl at Mooney’s bookshop while Joe was restoring it (a throwback to season 1) and seemingly fell in love with him while trying to expose him for the murder of Beck, the first love interest and obsession of Joe’s from that season.
—Charley Ross, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2025
The prosecution’s theory of why Jacobs was targeted is a throwback to a more violent era.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
In a world obsessed with trending TikTok dances, where teenage influencers become overnight sensations with one silly viral video, Workman is a throwback.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
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Noun
Up next is the 72 Club, which feels like a throwback to Miami’s mid-century social clubs.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 May 2025
Bronte worked as a shopgirl at Mooney’s bookshop while Joe was restoring it (a throwback to season 1) and seemingly fell in love with him while trying to expose him for the murder of Beck, the first love interest and obsession of Joe’s from that season.
—Charley Ross, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2025
The prosecution’s theory of why Jacobs was targeted is a throwback to a more violent era.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
In a world obsessed with trending TikTok dances, where teenage influencers become overnight sensations with one silly viral video, Workman is a throwback.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwback
Verb
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Plus, what the backup plan was if [SPOILER] didn't return.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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The man soon returned, let the kids out, then took off.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 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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More: Stocks fall, Dow down 800 points as bonds tank amid tax debate.—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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An injured climber was rescued after falling 30 feet down a California rock formation, officials say.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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The findings have inspired researchers to broaden the search for fossils of the earliest amniotes, and their close relatives, to the southern continents, Sumida said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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Beaches aren’t typically hotspots for these kinds of fossils unless something is disturbing the seafloor nearby and carrying the remains to shore.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Citigroup, Bank of America and Wells Fargo declined to comment on the WSJ report.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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The State Department declined to comment on the pope’s status.—
Russ Bynum,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
Noun
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More deals may or may not emerge – old-timer Mediacom is still operating independently - but none may ever again represent a real realignment in the cable world.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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That puts him in league with ornery old-timers being refused entry into supermarkets, where customers queue outside, standing six feet apart.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Their chat degenerates into an argument, and Émilie storms off.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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But season one degenerated into self-indulgent performance art when Fielder chose to place himself at the center of the action as part of an extended exploration of his readiness to be a parent.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Sun-soaked, punk rock ’70s California, a fraught family safari in Africa, a frustrated has-been and a digital future portrayed in a PowerPoint presentation show how disparate lives can affect each other.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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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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“Throwback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwback. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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