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Recent Examples of flashback
Italian legend Franco Nero shows up briefly, as does Al Pacino, who offers wisdom to the young Nick Tosches in an early flashback.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
During the episode, Cane (Billy Flynn) had a flashback of a conversation with his late father, Colin.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The scene flicks to a flashback of Henry at war, which then switches to Henry in his previous timeline suffering from a nightmare.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
In another flashback to London, an ashamed Henry apologized to Claire the night after his episode.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Aug. 2025
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
During the episode, Cane (Billy Flynn) had a flashback of a conversation with his late father, Colin.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The scene flicks to a flashback of Henry at war, which then switches to Henry in his previous timeline suffering from a nightmare.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
In another flashback to London, an ashamed Henry apologized to Claire the night after his episode.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashback
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Their connection was intense, in Cheryl’s recollection.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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As with many things in Moore’s young career, her big moment happened quickly, blurring her recollection of some of the details.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lellouche stars as unlikely hero Zem, a disillusioned Zone 3 cop with an idealistic militant past, who is teamed with haughty, high-flying Zone 2 officer Salia, played by Adèle Exarchopoulos, after a leading politician is assassinated in Zone 1.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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From the outside, Laura could be loving, protective, overbearing, even intrusive — while Cherry sows doubt for hiding pieces of her past despite ostensibly adoring her new beau.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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Pliops was showcasing its XDP LightingAI at the Summit, a GenAI native memory stack to power interfence and retrieval workloads for hyperscale and enterprise applications.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Sleep is also essential for memory consolidation, emotional regulation and overall brain recovery, Salas said.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The original 2012 version is a five-minute strummed reminiscence that was never released as a single; the now-canonical version, released in 2021, is 10 minutes long.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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Maybe people closer to Lohan's age, with families or careers of their own, hoping for a hit of reminiscence, without any of the mess that accompanies actually coming of age.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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The choices of Gloria Gaynor, George Strait, Kiss, Michael Crawford, and Sylvester Stallone for the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors signal yet the latest example of Trump putting his thumb on the scale of American culture and tossing it back to yesteryear.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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There is an irony that even as clubs focus on and invest ever more deeply in set pieces, the tactics are trending towards yesteryear.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
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The recall cost the state just over $200 million — less than the $278 million the state legislature had set aside for the special election.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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These networks separate expertise from information recall.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The barebones campaign website of Brad Gaines touts his history as a football player in high school and at Vanderbilt University.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Doctors struggle to access complete patient histories, researchers spend months cleaning inconsistent datasets, and hospitals face spiraling costs just to keep outdated systems running.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Paired with a slouchy (albeit Chanel) camel jacket and matching bag, the outfit felt like a deliberate steer away from the period-drama looks of late, a reminder that, despite the bodice-ripping fan edits, Robbie is very much the modern woman.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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While no harm was done, the dog's refusal to be moved served as a reminder of how pets often view human comforts as their own.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Flashback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashback. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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