flashback

noun

Definition of flashbacknext
1
as in recollection

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as in past

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Recent Examples of flashback But the really neat trick is that these flashback stories are actually playable Podracing segments, adding a wonderful bit of contextual variety to the campaign. — Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The video cuts to flashback of similar experiences in which Swift, his then-companion, reacted more angrily to his infractions. — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026 Its primary vehicle to sell ads is its Noovie pre-show which is hosted by former Today correspondent Maria Menounos and features movie trivia, junket-style interviews with celebrities and Hollywood flashback moments mixed in with commercials. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026 The literary features of creative nonfiction are often drawn from fiction, with devices such as dialogue, scene and flashback. — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flashback
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashback
  1. recollection
  2. past
  3. memory
  4. yesteryear
  5. reminiscence
  6. history
  7. recall
  8. reminder
Noun
  • The coupling of violence with law and order is ever present in the agent’s recollections, but tonally, the show feels light.
    — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
  • And what begins as this idyllic ‘Prairie Home Companion’ recollection of this town’s beautiful history devolves into a sort of parable on xenophobia and colonization.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of recollection
Noun
  • From past to present On Friday, the event began with a procession symbolizing the ways the historic congregation has continued a multigenerational fight for education, faith and freedom.
    — Nancy Jiang, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Although a horrifying sea creature sits at the center of the show, this story is about a man desperate to cling to a decaying past, a grieving family and how greed can create monsters.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of past
Noun
  • The blue world on the paper and the dream-shapes of the music might well be one of those timeless memories of a child.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The experience highlighted how increasingly sophisticated consumer products require more computing power and memory, creating additional opportunities for chipmakers.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of memory
Noun
  • This brings to mind a song from yesteryear about the preacher and the bear.
    — Alfred H. Moses, Baltimore Sun, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Fights, while reduced from yesteryear’s prospect games, still occur.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of yesteryear
Noun
  • Léo’s tenderly nostalgic reminiscences of past love affairs are slapped down by Emma, who brusquely dismisses his pleasant recollections as mere male projection.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • But Stewart does know a season of TV featuring Radziwill in the middle of a cultural Love Story craze would be prime for Stewart’s tragic John-John reminiscence.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of reminiscence
Noun
  • Frémaux also turned the opening ceremony into his customary crash course in Lyon cinema history.
    — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Leaning into its history, Kessler has outfitted the hotel with installations that channel the Jurassic period, including life size dinosaur skeletons and fossils, backlit in a range of bright colors, displayed throughout the walls.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of history
Noun
  • Here are some recalls affecting North Carolina residents in September and October.
    — Eva Flowe October 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
  • California voters will decide in November whether to overhaul the state's recall election process.
    — Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of recall
Noun
  • Christa Pike is a reminder that women can commit horrific crimes too.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • That openness is the best thing about Cooked, a record that summons electric Miles and Popol Vuh and the Necks but mostly explores endless emotional ambiguity, offering a reminder that very few sensations are ever pure.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of reminder

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