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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Hawley thought back to the turn of the century when companies Edison, Tesla, and Westinghouse all battled for dominion over electricity.
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EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
And think back only to the Cambridge Analytica scandal of the 2016 campaign.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Ratchford thought back to the impact of knee-to-knee dialogues the committee held in the past.
—Damenica Ellis
july 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2025
In creating the look, Fleming thought back to her time at Churchville-Chili Senior High School in New York.
—Ronald Blum, Denver Post, 22 July 2025
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EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
And think back only to the Cambridge Analytica scandal of the 2016 campaign.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Ratchford thought back to the impact of knee-to-knee dialogues the committee held in the past.
—Damenica Ellis
july 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2025
In creating the look, Fleming thought back to her time at Churchville-Chili Senior High School in New York.
—Ronald Blum, Denver Post, 22 July 2025
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“Think back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20back. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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