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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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The eldest of Frank Sinatra's three children took to Instagram to share her memories of her father.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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The slaying brought back stark memories of the global outcry over the 2016 murder of Honduran environmentalist Berta Cáceres.—
Marlon González,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Hannah and Garrett both open up about their pasts individually to other people after finding safe space in each other.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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The innocence of that love becomes something of a foil against which the two women project and interrogate their feelings about their own pasts.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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On the basis of the free-flowing audio evidence and the warm recollections of the interviewers, the meeting went well, alive with a sense of purpose and engagement.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Beenenga sketched the mural based on ideas and recollections from older adults interviewed by the Douglas County Housing Partnership.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Professional commentators tended to see these developments in so many local terms—turning, for their explanations, to national histories, cultures and institutions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Sombreness has seldom looked more suave or felt more disciplined; the storytelling is astounding in its concision, sometimes to a fault, as the characters’ rich personal histories are elided.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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McLarty and Walker shift from depressive introspection to giggling reminiscences.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 2026
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But rather than simply repeat the even-then ossified list of events leading to the invention of photography and the medium’s later innovations, the book uses a series of stories, reminiscences, and tall tales to describe how photography transformed everyday (and not so everyday) experience.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 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 19 May. 2026.
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