throwback
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Michigan Mike Rogers is a bit of a throwback to the pre-Trump GOP: a buttoned-up, country-club Republican from the George W. Bush era.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
On my last trip abroad, I took eight books for a three-week holiday, ranging from Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic Dune to James Ellroy's noir throwback The Black Dahlia.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The script was revised, but even still it was seen as a dramatic throwback to a quaint yet belabored school of playwriting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Instead, young women are pining for throwback, off-road SUVs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
I haven’t looked at this picture in almost twelve years: it’s a throwback to the worst day of my life.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
From Gen Z to Boomers, listeners across generations are increasingly embracing throwbacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Or the yellow Formica kitchen, with its Pyrex hot plate, wall-mounted radio, original Eames barstools and drop-leaf dining table still intact — all charming throwbacks to a simpler time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025
Her paintings contain visual throwbacks to the gilding and draperies of Renaissance paintings, yet also represent stars from films and pop culture.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
And it would be easy to assume the rise in musical throwbacks is simply down to young people rediscovering older music online.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2023
There might be temperamental as well as physical "throwbacks."
From The Precipice by Peattie, Elia Wilkinson
