look back
phrasal verb
looked back; looking back; looks back
: to think about something in the past
Looking back to/at last season, I can see why they didn't win the pennant.
I look back at/on that time with a lot of pride.
How she's changed! After college, she moved to New York, got a job on Wall Street, and never looked back.
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And finally, Payton Titus' look back 50 years later at Muhammad Ali's iconic fight in the Thrilla in Manila, and its relevance in 2025, is worth your time.
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Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Even with major changes, the Rockets still have the necessary pieces to fit their current identity and last year’s experience to look back on as a blueprint.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Miley Cyrus is looking back on some of the controversies that marked her early career.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2025
Others, however, focus on and look back between 50,000 and 200,000 years.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2025
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Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Even with major changes, the Rockets still have the necessary pieces to fit their current identity and last year’s experience to look back on as a blueprint.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Miley Cyrus is looking back on some of the controversies that marked her early career.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2025
Others, however, focus on and look back between 50,000 and 200,000 years.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Look back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20back. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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