think back
phrasal verb
thought back; thinking back; thinks back
: to think about something that happened in the past
—often + to
Thinking back to my childhood, I remember summers at the beach.
Think back to that night. What were you doing?
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A lot of us can think back to experiences of seeing our grandmothers and mothers or relatives with these cold creams of the ’90s, like Pond’s and Dove.
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Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Even just thinking back to some of my favorite experiences like Shiva Baby or Bodies, both of those were in one house.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
For reference, think back to the solar eclipse in Aries that took place in April of this year.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Harry Murphy Cruise, an economist at Moody’s Analytics, can’t help but think back to a market mini-crash that happened nine years ago.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Even just thinking back to some of my favorite experiences like Shiva Baby or Bodies, both of those were in one house.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
For reference, think back to the solar eclipse in Aries that took place in April of this year.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Harry Murphy Cruise, an economist at Moody’s Analytics, can’t help but think back to a market mini-crash that happened nine years ago.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Think back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20back. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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