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Recent Examples of flashback
The flowy style, soft fabric, and comfy wide-legs gave us flashbacks of our fave millennial styles—oh, and don’t forget the front and back pockets.
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Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 12 July 2025
To set the face without flashback, Gene blended Ben Nye Banana Powder and One/Size Beauty Setting Powder under the eyes.
—Tira Urquhart, Essence, 4 July 2025
The Front Man is watching him very intently, and the audience is given a flashback to a time when the Front Man was put in the same situation and killed everyone mercilessly.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
My grandfather would wipe down the walls of our kitchen — a flashback to his busboy days in New York after arriving from Italy in 1920 — then suddenly rocket from past to present.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 8 July 2025
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Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 12 July 2025
To set the face without flashback, Gene blended Ben Nye Banana Powder and One/Size Beauty Setting Powder under the eyes.
—Tira Urquhart, Essence, 4 July 2025
The Front Man is watching him very intently, and the audience is given a flashback to a time when the Front Man was put in the same situation and killed everyone mercilessly.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
My grandfather would wipe down the walls of our kitchen — a flashback to his busboy days in New York after arriving from Italy in 1920 — then suddenly rocket from past to present.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashback
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The book seeks to answer this query by recasting personal writing as a conversation between recollection and amnesia.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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Invoking Pettis Norman’s name might summon recollections of Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick, who transferred from Second Ward High School to Myers Park to break the city’s color line and whose football prowess later led to the desegregation of the Shrine Bowl.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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At Cecilia Brunson, each of these artworks invites a conversation with past and present, an interpretation of language, of individual and collective thought.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Aside from his film and TV roles and past in gymnastics (the latter of which earned him state titles in high school, according to Seven Days), Rene was also a swimmer, skier and carpenter, and worked for IBM for two decades, his brother Jon told the outlet.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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This creative liberty helped expand the scope of his story, pushing the boundaries of what storytelling can look like in a future shaped by technology and ancestral memory.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
14 July 2025
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This helps ensure those traditions and memories live on.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The essay recounted both the developing relationship between author and grandmother and reminiscences of Lord Marchmain’s bed in Brideshead Revisited.—
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Most of Ruhl’s reminiscences, though, don’t involve heroes of the classroom.—
Danny Heitman,
Christian Science Monitor,
22 May 2025
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For the second time in less than a year, Jake Paul battered a long-past-his-prime boxing champion from yesteryear.—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Designed and produced by creative partner Callen, each room offers a unique theme to transport guests back to yesteryear.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The cost of recalls Ford’s battle with its quality control processes and recalls has already cost it a pretty penny.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
30 July 2025
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And a similar polarization can be seen in the politics of Taiwan itself, where President William Lai’s administration is engaged in recalls against opposition lawmakers, in a move widely seen as trying to gain more power.—
Kerry Brown,
Time,
29 July 2025
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Antonia Drew Norton, founder and executive director of Asha Family Services, said the child's homicide was directly tied to the family's history of domestic violence and abuse, as documented in public records.—
Ashley Luthern,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Their enduring popularity speaks not only to the timelessness of their music but also to their profound role in shaping and preserving cultural identity, especially in the most contentious moments in Latin American history.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
23 July 2025
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As reported, Demna’s first show for the Italian brand will be next March, with his September presentation more of a reminder of Gucci’s foundations.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
31 July 2025
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Its body was a reminder of what can happen when straying from the paths, Mike Poland, the scientist-in-charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory with the U.S. Geological Survey, told USA TODAY at the time.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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“Flashback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashback. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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