Returning and Throwback

Returning

Returning adjective - Tending to be turned back.
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Throwback and returning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Throwback" instead an adjective "Returning".

Nearby Words: return, returned, returnable, returner

Throwback

Throwback adjective - Characteristic of an atavist.
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Returning and throwback are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Returning" instead an adjective "Throwback".

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  • Nostalgia Level The Freedom Cry DLC of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag has Adéwale performing multiple investigations across Port-Au-Prince before returning to the Assassin Bureau, a throwback to the way Altair investigated his targets in the series' very first game.
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