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
Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
In a throwback to the original, there’s a deft combination of animatronics and CG.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 7 Feb. 2025
Brian Wacker, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
For example, while one person might experience headaches and vomiting after just one drink, another might throw back whiskey gingers all night and wake up feeling tired but otherwise unscathed.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The San Diego Legion open a new Major League Rugby season with a throwback as the team returns to Torero Stadium with a 2 p.m. start on Sunday.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
In a throwback to the original, there’s a deft combination of animatronics and CG.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
Two plays later, Jackson did it again, eluding the defense, rolling right and throwing back to his left — perhaps an appropriate ode to the halftime act — for a touchdown pass to tight end Isaiah Likely to put the Ravens up 17-2.
—Brian Wacker, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
For example, while one person might experience headaches and vomiting after just one drink, another might throw back whiskey gingers all night and wake up feeling tired but otherwise unscathed.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwback
Verb
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The Knicks listed him as questionable in the final two games before the break, but after missing five straight contests, he is expected to return pending a successful pregame warmup.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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But the report coincides with a sudden turn in fortunes for X. Big advertisers, who had largely abandoned X after hate speech surged on the platform and ads were seen running alongside pro-Nazi content, have begun to return.—
David Goldman,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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And some of us older fogies, Joni Mitchell and Carole King.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2023
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The parents—a dapper young fogy with ramrod posture and a soulful, slightly rumpled bluestocking—stand behind two tidy little girls in matching sailor suits.—
Judith Thurman,
The New Yorker,
11 Sep. 2023
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Vaccination Rates As reported by the CDC, the measles vaccination rate among children in kindergarten nationally has fallen since 2019, from approximately 95 percent of children receiving a two-dose MMR coverage to 92.7 percent.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Although platforms can rise and fall faster than the tiny-eyeglasses fashion trend, the principles of good marketing stand the test of time.—
Renae Gregoire,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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In that vein, the vane most likely had prominent colors and patterns that are not preserved in the fossil record, Dr. Pittman said.—
Elizabeth Landau,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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The major exception has been the fluvial deposits of central Java, which have yielded remarkable tools and fossils of H. erectus.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The average home price in the six-county region declined 0.4% from December to $862,115 in January, according to Zillow, marking the sixth consecutive month of declines.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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In fact, on February 13th, the day Kennedy was confirmed, President Trump issued an executive order establishing the President’s Make America Healthy Again Commission to address rising rates of chronic diseases and declining life expectancies.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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The first 110-mile segment, known to many old-timers as the Bobtail, was built in just 18 months at a cost of $62 million by a tough-as-nails former Fort Lauderdale mayor, Col. Thomas Manuel.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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Audrey sees anybody new in the silo — plus some old-timers like Eater — as a drain on the dwindling food supplies.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This latest performance degenerated into a litany of basic defensive errors, as illustrated by all three of Brentford’s first-half goals.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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After four years of age, the limited functional retinal tissue degenerates, leading to total and irreversible blindness.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This is one resilient bear, even in the face of a villainous Hugh Grant, who plays a narcissistic, has-been actor.—
Brooks Barnes,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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This isn’t a turn of events that Macchio, 63, possibly could have expected just a few years ago, when most of Hollywood had dismissed him as an Eighties has-been.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
12 Feb. 2025
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