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retrograde

[re-truh-greyd] / ˈrɛ trəˌgreɪd /


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In the minds of some retrograde dweebs, representing these baddies with a woman who could play Barbie was sacrilege.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

The best, and most popular, of these was Norman Lear’s generation-gap sitcom “All in the Family,” starring Carroll O’Connor as retrograde bigot Archie Bunker, and Rob Reiner as his liberal son-in-law, Mike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Cubism was not only dominant in 1921, when Keck made his stylistically retrograde statue, but its genesis owes much to African art.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

Weronika had suffered a rare complication - unusual retrograde amnesia.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

In that letter Jefferson had mentioned Adams in passing as a retrograde thinker opposed to all forms of progress, one of the “ancients” rather than “moderns.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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