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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 a flashback sequence at the end of the film shows that she was killed before getting it to the authorities. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 His Season 2 appearance was intended as a one-off, but the cartel member turned DEA informant turned severed head rigged to detonate atop a tortoise proved to be a massive hit with viewers, prompting a flashback return the following season. — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The scene in question is — spoiler alert — the flashback scene in which Nile Jarvis’ (Matthew Rhys) wife, Madison (Leila George), is violently killed. — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026 The game starts with a flashback 30 years ago to a feral, filthy Wolverine who’s living alone in the wilderness. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 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
  • His recollections often take the form of dialogues in which interlocutors meekly acknowledge his overwhelming rhetorical advantage.
    — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Those who were born may not be old enough to have the vivid recollections of an older generation.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of recollection
Noun
  • Fenerbahce got in on the act by recruiting Nathan Ake from Manchester City and Greenwood from Marseille, bluntly unconcerned by the latter’s past.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The constantly changing present moment is no more than a dividing line between past and future and so does not have a tangible existence of its own.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of past
Noun
  • The poetics of self-perception, memory, time, surface, depth, flatness, dimension, boundaries.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • But images of France's hottest summer remain etched in memories — and in the artwork of illustrator Marina Antonova.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of memory
Noun
  • Fights, while reduced from yesteryear’s prospect games, still occur.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The fifth annual Vintage Car Show in downtown Highland Park on Saturday featured more than 200 vehicles from yesteryear as well as several electric vehicles to showcase what the future may have in store.
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 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
  • Djeneba N'Diaye also had 19 points for Mali, which is now 2-10 in its World Cup history.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Boot Bowl rivalry, which began in 2012, doesn’t have the longest history, but for fans in Burleson, few events bring the town together quite like it.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of history
Noun
  • The recall was issued September 15 after consumers complained of stones and other hard objects within the dessert’s cashew clusters.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026
  • New York City’s Gias Foods issued the recall of Bettergoods Authentic Italian Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine, which went to Walmart stores around the nation.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of recall
Noun
  • But there is one striking reminder of how much time has passed.
    — Ubah Ali, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • But the opener is a reminder of everything this return was always going to entail.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of reminder

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