think back
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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And yet, to think back on it now—what folly!
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Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
During a tour of the ongoing construction on Wednesday, Sloan thought back a couple years to the first discussions of what this should entail.
—Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Rory McIlroy thinks back on three holes — his failure to birdie the par-5 ninth and the par-5 16th, and a big miss in his biggest moment.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
Her husband was in the mood for tacos, so Christine Pomorski thought back to her last dinner at a Mexican restaurant in Denver.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
During a tour of the ongoing construction on Wednesday, Sloan thought back a couple years to the first discussions of what this should entail.
—Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Rory McIlroy thinks back on three holes — his failure to birdie the par-5 ninth and the par-5 16th, and a big miss in his biggest moment.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
Her husband was in the mood for tacos, so Christine Pomorski thought back to her last dinner at a Mexican restaurant in Denver.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
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“Think back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20back. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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