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 throwback
Adam Bumas, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
Alt uniform of the week: Denver Broncos — The Texans debuted their H-Town alternate uniforms on Sunday, but the Broncos throwbacks get the nod.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
Jim Halterman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
As Sarah is thrown back into the public eye and the investigation, the woman that Bob was having an extramarital affair with goes missing too.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024
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Noun
It's supposed to be a place where movie nerds share their love of cinema, a throwback to the internet's pre-Facebook halcyon days.
—Adam Bumas, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
Alt uniform of the week: Denver Broncos — The Texans debuted their H-Town alternate uniforms on Sunday, but the Broncos throwbacks get the nod.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
Verb
As the episode progresses, so does the chaos, hitting a fever pitch when Doreen throws back several Crystal Light and vodka cocktails (a.k.a., a Sweaty Betty) and, after Loretta shows up (also thanks to Howard) sparks a jealous Doreen to start a living room brawl.
—Jim Halterman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
As Sarah is thrown back into the public eye and the investigation, the woman that Bob was having an extramarital affair with goes missing too.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwback
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday appointed Israel Katz as defence minister, who vowed to defeat Hezbollah so people displaced from northern Israel could return home.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Workers on strike will return to their jobs no later than Nov. 12, but could return as early as Wednesday.Kristian Burt, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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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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Valor recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock after that as Regis fell a win short of the quarterfinals for the second year in a row.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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That’s in part because Democrats fell short in their bid to flip enough battleground districts in Southern California and the Central Valley to help the national party win a majority.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Several fossil teeth dating back 1.77 million years hold some important clues into our ape and human origins.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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More than 5 thousand fossil pieces Terror bird expert with Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Frank, who turns 70 next year, is quoted in the series but declined to participate further.Angela Andaloro, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Balancing a business that’s declining but still throws off lots of cash with new streaming imperative has been the top consideration for media companies and a very knotty one.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
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That’s partly thanks to Harrison Ford and Neil Flynn’s easy old-timer chemistry.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
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Playa del Fuego in May and Constellation Burn in October are both in Pennsylvania, and attract old-timer burners who are committed to the 10 Principles of Burning Man, including Radical Inclusion.Alden Wicker, WIRED, 17 Sep. 2024
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Degen is short for degenerate gambler and refers to people engaging in highly speculative trading.Fatemeh Fannizadeh, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Another protest at a nearby plant degenerated—with bonfires and looting—and the next day, security forces quashed it by shooting into the crowd, killing five people.Stéphanie Giry, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2015
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Roy isn’t as indelible a character as Crash Davis — likewise, Tin Cup isn’t as memorable as Bull Durham — but playing a stubborn has-been who used to be a promising golfer allowed Costner to flex his ordinary-man muscles.Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
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Paul Tassi Time for the week’s first mini which involved a somewhat has-been comedian, cats and no real overarching theme this time around.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Throwback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwback. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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