Throwback Definition–noun | 1. | an act of throwing back. |
| 3. | the reversion to an ancestral or earlier type or character; atavism. |
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Related topics from Ask NewsHip Hop Throwback in Canal Park
Northland's NewsCenter - Found Sep. 21, 2008
... down to Duluth's Canal Park on a Friday night you might just get to witness these funky hip hop moves that are a throwback to the oldskool.
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Ateneo-La Salle duel a throwback to Crispa-Toyota
Philippine Daily Inquirer - Found Sep. 19, 2008
... at least—the UAAP championship showdown between the Blue Eagles and the Green Archers feels like a throwback to the celebrated PBA clash...
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Stevenson's in Euclid a throwback that's still cookin' -- After Dark
Cleveland Live - Found Sep. 19, 2008
Stevenson's, you see, is a throwback to another time, one you see in movies but rarely in real life.
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Fighting Illini Throwback Helmets Being Auctioned Online
Fighting Illini - Found Sep. 18, 2008
Division of Intercollegiate Athletics officials announced Wednesday that the Dick Butkus-era throwback helmets worn by the Fighting Illini football
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Tulsa Football Unveils Throwback Uniforms
Tulsa Golden Hurricane - Found Sep. 18, 2008
• Follow all of the college football action at CollegeSports.com • Email this to a friend Hurricane will wear throwback uniforms in home opener
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Gates: A throwback to bipartisan foreign policy
HeraldNet - Found Sep. 21, 2008
In a sharply polarized Washington, he has been a throwback to an earlier style of bipartisan national security policy.
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Biz Beat: Coplin’s barbershop a throwback to days gone by
Hanford Sentinel - Found Sep. 19, 2008
Biz Beat: Coplinâs barbershop a throwback to days gone by The packing sheds have come and gone. Old-timers have passed away.
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Download of the week: Dr. Dog's blend of pop has throwback vibe of ...
Green Bay Press-Gazette - Found Sep. 19, 2008
... with some citing the quintet's throwback vibe as a breath of fresh air, while far haughtier critics chastise them for copping '60s influences...
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Throwback Tuesdays--Buika "Mi nina Lola"
Miami New Times - Found Sep. 2, 2008
Throwback Tuesdays--Buika 'Mi nina Lola' 9:59 AM, 09/02 Photos: Sunday Night at Bella Rose, Buck 15 and Laundry Bar 2:03 PM, 09/01 Photos: Roger
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Throwback farm offers pumpkins, barn dances
Dayton Daily News - Found Sep. 16, 2008
She and Richard Lynch have opened the Keepin' It Country Farm, a throwback to the vanishing farming history of Warren County, spiced with fun...
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