throws back

Definition of throws backnext
present tense third-person singular of throw back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for throws back
Verb
  • That means Easter Sunday never falls later than April 25.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026
  • On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 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
  • Jeannot is not wired to jump anybody who declines an invitation.
    Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Six out of the 10 top richest people in the world have experienced wealth declines between $30 and $60 billion this calendar year, totalling over $255 billion.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In this simian spin on the slasher movie, college kid Lucy (Johnny Sequoyah) returns home to Hawaii for a visit with family and Ben, a super-smart chimp and her late mom's research project.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • That weather returns from April 18 through April 23, followed by a brief period of isolated showers with continued warmth from April 24 to April 25.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • And as our credit deteriorates, borrowing gets more expensive, forcing us to borrow more to keep up, which worsens our credit further.
    Bill Conway, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Distress could spread to countries beyond the Gulf if dire conditions prompt residents to flee across borders and infrastructure damage worsens a global oil shock, analysts said.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But Indiana's growth is projected to slow significantly in the coming decades as natural increase — births outnumbering deaths — gradually reverts into natural decrease.
    Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The Tuesday announcement also reverts the organization of the office to focus on external IT coordination, instead of also overseeing Health and Human Services’ internal use of technology.
    Brittany Trang, STAT, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Often, though, the band drops the hauteur to reveal a surprising kind of kookiness.
    Jesse Dorris, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
  • For the poor guy who drops a rod into one, this is bad news because if the flows are up, nothing falls straight down.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Throws back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throws%20back. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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