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Recent Examples of flashback
How much explanation were you given for those flashbacks?
Jake Schreier, the director, was amazing.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025
The threat of citywide annihilation is certainly a compelling starting point for a thriller, but the investigation scenes and flashbacks are a little snoozy.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 June 2025
And then adding the score enhancing the emotion in the script and in the performances, feeding the crescendo then moving into the final flashback of the episode all to the emotion of Tracy Chapman’s raspy voice.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 20 June 2025
Allegedly set between Episode III and IV, with some occasional flashback episodes, the series would delve into aspects of the Star Wars universe that hadn't been explored before, such as different criminal factions operating across Coruscant.
—Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 28 June 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025
The threat of citywide annihilation is certainly a compelling starting point for a thriller, but the investigation scenes and flashbacks are a little snoozy.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 June 2025
And then adding the score enhancing the emotion in the script and in the performances, feeding the crescendo then moving into the final flashback of the episode all to the emotion of Tracy Chapman’s raspy voice.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 20 June 2025
Allegedly set between Episode III and IV, with some occasional flashback episodes, the series would delve into aspects of the Star Wars universe that hadn't been explored before, such as different criminal factions operating across Coruscant.
—Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashback
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In touch with the album's theme of recollection, Phantogram wrote some new songs for the record from scratch, but also pulled from their ever-growing file of song ideas running throughout their career.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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This has dramatic implications for legal proceedings, the spread of misinformation and our ability to trust our own recollections.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Paley reminded me of my past but also of my present: living in Greenwich Village, with a poet as a partner, trying to write while bringing up two kids.—
Zadie Smith,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Discovering the Danger from Outer Space Around 200 years ago, in the 1830s, geologists began to study fossils and figure out that several mass extinctions had wiped out whole ecosystems of species on Earth in the distant past.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Tyson said seeing people going to jail for these offenses was an unfortunate memory of his childhood.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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That memory became the blueprint for Doble Reina: pieces that are tactile, warm, ambiguous and deeply personal.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes.com,
1 July 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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An excited exchange of reminiscences ensued to catch up on the decades, with gossip about who had married who, who was still living and who had emigrated.—
Abby Sewell,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Feb. 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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Nance then casually mentioned former Leeds manager Don Revie when discussing Leeds’ yesteryears.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The statement did not elaborate on the reasons for the recall.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
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Kraft Heinz issued a recall of 367,812 pounds of Oscar Mayer turkey bacon due to possible listeria contamination Three Oscar Mayer Classic Turkey Bacon products are included in the recall: 12-oz., 36-oz. and 48-oz.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
3 July 2025
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Last weekend’s 4-3 loss to the Houston Dynamo at Snapdragon Stadium may go down as the first gut-punch in franchise history.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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The spending reduction amounts to the largest rollback of federal health-care support in history, Levitt said.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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Evoking a profound sense of nostalgia, the show was a potent reminder of music's enduring power to connect generations.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
7 July 2025
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That kind of price movement, driven by sentiment rather than fundamentals, is a reminder of how fragile these narratives can be.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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“Flashback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashback. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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