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Recent Examples of flashback
Robinson defends that scenes of a flashback involving a young Bruce hitting his dad with a baseball bat, or another of a now-adult Springsteen sitting on his father’s lap after a show, all happened exactly as Springsteen described.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
But Cooper at times goes to the flashback well too often, slowing the film’s momentum.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
In one of the movie’s brief flashback scenes, Bruce’s mother, Adele, turns on the living room radio and begins to dance with her son.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
In flashback scenes shot in black and white, Stephen Graham does a lot of sitting at the kitchen table smoking, a lot of sitting on a barstool smoking, and a lot of yelling at his family.
—Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
But Cooper at times goes to the flashback well too often, slowing the film’s momentum.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
In one of the movie’s brief flashback scenes, Bruce’s mother, Adele, turns on the living room radio and begins to dance with her son.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
In flashback scenes shot in black and white, Stephen Graham does a lot of sitting at the kitchen table smoking, a lot of sitting on a barstool smoking, and a lot of yelling at his family.
—Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashback
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And while Serena did not name the former foe, Venus had her own recollection of what happened behind the scenes.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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But there’s a lot to be gained from listening to first-hand recollections.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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In The Mayor of Casterbridge, his 1886 novel about a man who attempts to outflank the great error of his past, the English writer Thomas Hardy offers an interpersonal version of the geopolitical misconstructions Westad articulates.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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To us, Nottoway’s transformation in the 1980s – from a brutal site of enslavement to a luxury resort and wedding venue – represented the Southern plantation tourist industry’s tendency to whitewash our past.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
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A day when the Stanley Cup years finally ride the synaptic road back to long-term memory and the brain finally bumps the past for the present.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Some of the earliest memories of me with my dad were also with Russell, which is really special.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Ancient Origins drew parallels to older traditions already present at the site, with reminiscences of Bronze and Iron Age occupation, a time during which burial mounds were used.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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Here, some of Basso’s reminiscences and observations.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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The designer celebrated his 10th anniversary show Sept. 9 and kicked off a busy fashion season with an ode to yesteryear.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Taco Bell is reaching into the back of its virtual pantry and pulling out five discontinued items from yesteryear, such as Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos and Chili Cheese Burritos.—
Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
8 Sep. 2025
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Listeria found in a packing facility caused a recall of peaches sold by the nation’s largest grocers, including Walmart, Costco, Kroger, Target and Food Lion.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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The fleet comes amid a roller coaster year for Tesla that has dealt with multiple recalls.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
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Jacksonville businesses of all kinds have been affected by the downstream effects of the second-longest government shutdown in history, including Chicken Country, a restaurant that has provided the area with Southern cooking for about 50 years.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Oct. 2025
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In her exhaustive chronicle, Jennings traces the long folkloric history of monk-tormenting demons.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Julianne Moore’s outfit is a reminder that looking polished doesn’t have to mean overthinking it.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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In fact, the Blackhawks’ nondescript 6-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night was a reminder that as far as the Blackhawks have come, there’s still so much farther to go.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Flashback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashback. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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