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 throw back
Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2025
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be going with a throwback for their 2025-26 alternate uniforms, and their 50th anniversary gear is now available.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Released as the Stray Cats were making America safe for rockabilly throwbacks, this one failed to leave a mark on Billboard’s Hot 100 but went Top 10 in the U.K.
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—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
In an era when stand-up comedy can veer into confessional storytelling, Katz is a bit of a throwback.
—Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
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Verb
Those throwbacks, ironically, are the most fun aspect of this new installment, which is unlikely to garner the same sort of cult following as the 1997 original.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2025
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be going with a throwback for their 2025-26 alternate uniforms, and their 50th anniversary gear is now available.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Released as the Stray Cats were making America safe for rockabilly throwbacks, this one failed to leave a mark on Billboard’s Hot 100 but went Top 10 in the U.K.
36.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
In an era when stand-up comedy can veer into confessional storytelling, Katz is a bit of a throwback.
—Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw back
Verb
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Hart undercut the route, picked off the throw and returned it for a touchdown.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Recalibrating the brain's pleasure pathways enables desire to return organically, as observed by the Kinsey Institute, which reported a 25% increase in arousal response among participants who underwent dopamine reset.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
26 July 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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Pair them with billowy blouses to close out the summer, then whip out your favorite chunky knit sweaters come fall for a stylish, boho look.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Then the tarp came out as rain that had been falling around Bristol much of Saturday turned heavy and delayed the start.—
Teresa M. Walker,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Due to the cave's protective qualities, fossils, like shark teeth, are well-preserved over time.—
Ruby Grisin,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
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Vendors will offer beads, minerals, gemstones, custom jewelry, fossils, artifacts, and metaphysical stones.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 July 2025
Verb
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Brown-Forman's sales declined 5% in the 2025 fiscal year, partly due to ongoing tariff disputes.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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When reached on the phone, Gate of the Era declined to comment.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Fans of shared plates, Asian cuisine and old-timers who are curious to see how the former space of Wynwood Kitchen & Bar has evolved into a sleek restaurant with a gorgeous bar.—
Constance Ogle,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
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But you old-timers might want to go back even further.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
Verb
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An outdoorsy child, Bobo understands the world by observing the adults around her, particularly her mercurial mother, Nicola (Davidtz), whose feelings of entitlement over the land degenerate into racist mania.—
Natalia Winkelman,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Overall, this study furthers our understanding of glycogen stores and how healthy neurons can quickly degenerate if the conditions for impeding metabolism are present.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Sonny strides onto the track with unruffled cool—a Pitt signature—and is laconic enough to endure a series of press conferences at which journalists are quick to label him a has-been.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
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On June 8, Nicole Scherzinger, 46, won her first Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her role as Norma Desmond, a has-been staging a comeback in Sunset Blvd, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway adaptation of the 1950 film by the same name.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
9 June 2025
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