flashbacks

noun

plural of flashback
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as in memories

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as in pasts

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashbacks
  1. memories
  2. pasts
  3. recollections
  4. histories
  5. reminiscences
  6. yesterdays
  7. yesteryears
Noun
  • The flooding brings back painful memories for the community, as many residents are still grieving the losses caused by last July’s floods, Kerrville Police Chief Jerel Haley said Thursday.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • One of her most vivid memories came not while volunteering, but the morning after the Centennial Olympic Park bombing.
    — Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of memories
Noun
  • What makes the film compelling is how Pacino’s Will Dormer and Williams’ Walter Finch toy with each other over their pasts that are consuming them both.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
  • The elision of more recent pasts leaves something to be desired elsewhere in the show, too.
    — Cat Dawson, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of pasts
Noun
  • Raphael has recreated the piece based, in part, on his recollections of seeing it over 40 years ago.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
  • Odegaard, Haaland’s long-standing friend, has his own recollections of that confidence.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of recollections
Noun
  • Criminal histories can also continue to limit access to social support or higher earnings.
    — Amber Gaudet July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • Models should pay extra attention to patients with rare diseases, complex comorbidities or healthcare histories that look significantly different from the data used for training.
    — Subba Rao Katragadda, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of histories
Noun
  • 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
  • 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.
    — Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Definition of reminiscences
Noun
  • 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
Definition of yesterdays
Noun
  • Non-manufacturing teams are spending more time in the plants than ever, and executive visits happen more regularly over the big, scripted affairs of yesteryears.
    — Breana Noble, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
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