throw·backˈthrō-ˌbak 
1
:one that is suggestive of or suited to an earlier time or style
his manners were athrowback to a more polite era
2
a
:reversion to an earlier type or phase:atavism
b
:an instance or product of atavistic reversion
threw back;thrown back;throwing back;throws back
1
:to delay the progress or advance of:check
2
:to cause to rely:make dependent
they arethrown back upon … native intelligence—
Michael Novak
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:to revert to an earlier type or phase
Examples ofthrowback in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebElizabeth Logan,Glamour, 8 July 2025This, then, was Oasis in the raw, athrowbackto their unstoppable ascent in much smaller venues than this rather than the enormo-dome gigs of their latter years.—Mark Sutherland,Variety, 4 July 2025As a whole, this is a cozythrowbackthat’s just edgy enough to send a chill down your spine on a cold evening.—Declan Gallagher,EW.com, 3 July 2025Swaggart’s strutting, sweaty, fire-and-brimstone style was athrowbackto earlier eras of evangelism, a seeming rejection of the slicker, smiling approach popularized in the 1980s by fellow televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker and Jerry Falwell.—Greg Evans,Deadline, 1 July 2025See All Example Sentences forthrowback
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Noun
Already in July she’s done Short Bandana (okay, that was athrowback), and now this glossy lewk.—Elizabeth Logan,Glamour, 8 July 2025This, then, was Oasis in the raw, athrowbackto their unstoppable ascent in much smaller venues than this rather than the enormo-dome gigs of their latter years.—Mark Sutherland,Variety, 4 July 2025As a whole, this is a cozythrowbackthat’s just edgy enough to send a chill down your spine on a cold evening.—Declan Gallagher,EW.com, 3 July 2025Swaggart’s strutting, sweaty, fire-and-brimstone style was athrowbackto earlier eras of evangelism, a seeming rejection of the slicker, smiling approach popularized in the 1980s by fellow televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker and Jerry Falwell.—Greg Evans,Deadline, 1 July 2025See All Example Sentences forthrowbackWord History
First Known Use
Noun
1883, in the meaning defined atsense 2b
Verb
1656, in the meaning defined attransitive sense 2
Rhymes forthrowback
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“Throwback.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throwback. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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throwback
nounthrow·backˈthrō-ˌbak
:something that has changed back to an earlier type or phase
Medical Definition
throwback
nounthrow·backˈthrō-ˌbak
1
:reversion to an earlier type or phase:atavism
2
:an instance or product of atavistic reversion
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