throws back

present tense third-person singular of throw back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for throws back
Verb
  • Men leaders can pay attention to and be mindful of who in the workplace may be playing more of an emotional support role that falls outside their job description.
    Holly Corbett, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Royal Week falls ahead of Prince Harry's upcoming trip to the United Kingdom.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Volume 1 about a troubled pregnant woman who accepts an invite to a dinner party which degenerates into a bloody and demented nightmare.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Economists have warned that the revenue bump is potentially temporary and analysts say the growth in state spending could leave California in a challenging position if the economy declines.
    Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • For Markiplier, the last few months have been a study in what happens when a creator with 36 million subscribers walks through Hollywood’s front door and declines to become its creature.
    Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Olmo returns in attacking midfield as Mikel Merino is left out of the starting lineup.
    Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • For a platform with millions of merchants, a stablecoin that lowers acceptance costs and returns reserve income on idle balances goes straight to margin.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Once the finish is damaged, stains cling more easily, leading people to scrub even harder, which worsens the problem.
    Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026
  • From Montesquieu’s perspective, polarization worsens this appetite for disregarding constitutional norms.
    Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • As light can selectively target the fluid, scientists were able to print microscopic conductive patterns that completely vanish once exposed to open air, which reverts the gel back into non-conductive liquid clusters.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
  • There are still times Stokes reverts back to his worst tendencies on the basketball court.
    Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The meeting where energy drops when a certain person walks in.
    David Salerno, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Part thriller, part horror experience and part interactive film, Unhinged drops players into the middle of a Category 5 hurricane bearing down on South Carolina.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 June 2026
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“Throws back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throws%20back. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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