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Meanings of retro in English

Affecting things past.

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Examples for "retroactive"
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Republicans, meanwhile, have indicated they won't support any bill with retroactive penalties.
Reuters
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The move is retroactive to Thursday, meaning Sharp can return Dec. 8.
Reuters
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Can't take any pills or potions, can't ask for a retroactive injection.
The Complete Alien Omnibus
4
Healthy controls obtained equivalent scores on all indices except retroactive semantic interference.
Pubmed
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So it was sort of this retroactive kind of cauldron of material.
The new yorker
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No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.
Last call: the rise and fall of prohibition
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You object to ex post facto statutes; and you shall have none.
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4
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Then my honourable friend says that this is an ex post facto law.
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4
4
That would ex post facto justify the US-British threat of war, writes Garret FitzGerald.
The Irish Times
5
I would but be earning your hatred ex post facto.
The Gods Themselves
Usage of retro in English
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And of course, once again: how sweet is that retro color scheme?
Rock and Ice Magazine
2
Let us know in the comments what your favorite retro gadgets are.
Wired
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Despite such retro flourishes, it was a perfectly satisfactory plate of food.
The Guardian
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In other retro tournament news: Bob Mills's World Cup Heroes and Villains.
The Guardian
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The resurgence of retro technology is neither negative nor a hipster fad.
The Guardian
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There's more fast, loose retro history being cheaply made wherever you look.
The Guardian
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Some see the Trump administration as a return to retro gender roles.
The Guardian
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For the first time since relocating, the team wore retro Whalers jerseys.
Reuters
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Men: reach for vintage-look sweatshirts, tropical floral prints and retro pool sliders.
The Guardian
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The graphics still use a retro graphics style, but everything was re-illustrated.
Wired
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The idea harnesses parental nostalgia and wraps it up in retro plinky-plonkiness.
The Irish Times
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The Japanese designer retro gamer shirts are notorious for their high prices.
Wired
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I wondered if his look was intentionally retro or just old-guy dorky.
Speaking in Bones
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The acoustics were perfect and the visuals helped bolster the retro theme.
Wired
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A retro interior and with cool Jeep graphics add to its charm.
News.com.au
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Now they are a bit old hat and perhaps a bit retro.
The Irish Times
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