FLASHBACKS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

flashbacks

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plural of flashback

as in memories

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Recent Examples of flashbacks Brief flashbacks to Mary’s earlier concerts are merely informational; another flashback, to a séance at which Mary yielded to self-harming mysticism, is far more consequential, leading to violence in Sam’s studio. — Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Marinelli said those memories still resonate with people who stop by the historical society.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
The prosecution's argument is that while different life events triggered the memories to surface, the teen simply was not ready to discuss them in detail initially.

— John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of memories

Noun

Amongst the Island’s iconic statues, as the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies, Chris’s newfound bond with a pair of rebellious students threatens to send everyone’s trip to this remote paradise sideways.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Complex pasts For decades, Japan continued with this strategy and even developed an Islam policy in the 1930s.

— Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of pasts

Noun

The outage, now in its 11th day, has disrupted access to medical records, prescription histories, and scheduling systems.

— Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
For many Christians and Jews, protecting coexistence in the Holy Land is a moral imperative after their own long histories of religious persecution.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of histories

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Over 2,600 donors contributed to the effort, and many of those benefactors flooded the comment section of the GoFundMe to share warm reminiscences and encouraging words for Finch.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026
The cruel cartoon of a constantly shrewish, venal, and disloyal Mary began cementing itself in the public mind when William Herndon, Lincoln’s Springfield law partner, started lecturing about his reminiscences within months of the President’s murder.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026

Definition of reminiscences

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The two candidates who advance to the general election would be wise to offer Californians a hope for the future that doesn’t call back to our yesterdays.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
Today, as in all of mankind’s yesterdays, guarantees this type of song will never go out of style.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026

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