Return and Throwback

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Return noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.

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Throwback and return are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Throwback" instead a noun "Return".

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

Throwback noun - A reappearance of an earlier characteristic.

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Return and throwback are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Return" instead a noun "Throwback".

Eggman does return to his roots with animal capturing in Sonic the Hedgehog 4 as a throwback to the classic games.

Source: Cerebus Retcon
Another first generation throwback is the return of a separate checkpoint for each badge at the gate to the Pokémon League.

Source: Video Game / Pokémon Black and White
Genre Throwback: After a series of increasingly experimental and abstract albums, their latest one is a return to their Made From Technetium style.

Source: Music / Man or Astro-man?

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