as in fogy
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
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026
So what could the throwback to 2016 signal?
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
The album is mostly getting talked about as a throwback blend of crooning and traditional vocals (he’s often compared to Roy Orbison).
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
The Belgian was a throwback in the most charming sense; a grinning, winking, slaloming magician who could earn the undying trust of even the most collectivist coach.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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Noun
And, in a throwback to his 1970 solo debut, McCartney and its 1980s sequel, McCartney II, the upcoming LP is credited solely to McCartney, who played the majority of the instruments on the album.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026
So what could the throwback to 2016 signal?
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
The album is mostly getting talked about as a throwback blend of crooning and traditional vocals (he’s often compared to Roy Orbison).
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
The Belgian was a throwback in the most charming sense; a grinning, winking, slaloming magician who could earn the undying trust of even the most collectivist coach.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwback
Noun
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For the benefit of us old fogies?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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Now the 10% is for stubborn old fogies who refuse to change their ways and try something new.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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What is taken, what is returned, and what forms of continuity are made possible?—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Depending on the state where the trust is held, it can be terminated altogether if the beneficiaries consent, returning the assets to the parents.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Perhaps the most intriguing fossils are the ones that potentially represent deuterostomes, the animal group that includes vertebrates, as well as starfish and sea urchins.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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Completely fossil-fuel-free, Kilchoan is the number one customer of Knoydart Renewables, and has built a new water borehole and provided equipment and modern sewage-treatment plants for the area.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That’s led to a generation of kids being treated as Big Tech guinea pigs and falling student achievement scores.—
Abby McCloskey,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The follow-up Saturday just fell short of also being special.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Apollo's old-timers are heartened that the 43-year-old Isaacman is accelerating the pace of Artemis launches to more closely match Apollo's speed and safety record.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Mar. 2026
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Yet many of the old-timers and young tech workers who live here seem to have accepted the coming changes as an unavoidable reality of California’s deepening housing crisis.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Both declined interview requests.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Backstreet Boys member attempted to use the video to press battery charges against Gallagher, but prosecutors declined to do so after seeing the video supported Gallagher's version of events, per the outlet.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the Seventies, he was mocked as a Vegas has-been in a jumpsuit; in the Eighties, as a cultural colonizer.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
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When her estranged daughter unexpectedly moves into their crumbling Manhattan townhouse, the TV has-been is confronted with the one role she’s spent her entire life avoiding: motherhood.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Floaters are most common in people over age 50 because that’s when the vitreous gel typically begins to degenerate, a process called vitreous syneresis, Starr said.—
Cathy Nelson,
Health,
13 Mar. 2026
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In 1975, this kind of systemic indictment of how oligarchy degenerates into inhumanity seemed like the project of an avant-garde director determined to push the limits of the audience’s tastes and tolerance.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Throwback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwback. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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