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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.
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Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashbacks
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One of my earliest memories was my grandmother taking me to Pho Pasteur in Chinatown.—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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Many more will have their own World Cup travel memories this summer, the kind of glue that holds this event together in between the matches.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Juan trades stories with his new friend while on his deathbed, recounting old loves and familial pasts.—
Caroline Killilea,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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Therapy sessions can be scary, especially the ones that rely on semi-hypnotized journeys into hidden pasts.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
9 June 2026
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My first question for Jeff Immelt after reading his raw recollections of life after GE on his new Substack, the Long View, was, why now?—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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Through our client's recollections from West Heath Girls’ School, Diana comes across as deeply unassuming and domestically minded; someone whose real ambition was simply to have a family and take pride in ordinary things.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Armitage fused East African histories, mythology, sexuality, violence, and colonial memory into lush, unstable compositions that felt simultaneously intimate and epic.—
Thomas Rom,
ARTnews.com,
8 June 2026
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Considering that universities have a mixed record of preserving their histories, let’s hear it for the University of Chicago.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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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
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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
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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
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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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“Flashbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashbacks. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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