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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In a conference room containing moving boxes and bubble wrap, Vellone thought back on the firm that bears his name and what a younger version of himself would make of it.
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Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Earlier this summer, as protests erupted across the country in response to a wave of ICE raids, comedian Cristela Alonzo instantly thought back to her childhood in South Texas.
—Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Sanchez says thinking back on it.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Faced with the title Poems & Prayers, an innocent reader might well think back to the Morning Homilies of Pope Francis.
—Matthew McConaughey, Air Mail, 6 Sep. 2025
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Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Earlier this summer, as protests erupted across the country in response to a wave of ICE raids, comedian Cristela Alonzo instantly thought back to her childhood in South Texas.
—Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Sanchez says thinking back on it.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Faced with the title Poems & Prayers, an innocent reader might well think back to the Morning Homilies of Pope Francis.
—Matthew McConaughey, Air Mail, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Think back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20back. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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