flash back (to)

verb

Definition of flash back (to)next
as in to remember
to bring back to mind the scent made me flash back to the days of my mother's home-cooked Sunday dinners

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  1. remember
  2. recall
Verb
  • Daisy says that no one even remembers that, though, that people only know about it because Hailey brings it up.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Al Hassan remembers showing a group of visitors TAMM’s feature for taking pictures and reporting potholes.
    — Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of remember
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  • From Fall 2019, Vaccarello’s collections began not only to recall Saint Laurent’s gestures, but to expand upon and modernize them — testing the extremes of the founder’s silhouettes and codes to generate almost unbearable visual tension.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
  • One lot of a dietary supplement for babies has been voluntarily recalled due to alcohol content.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of recall
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“Flash back (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flash%20back%20%28to%29. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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