flashed back (to)

verb

past tense of flash back (to)
as in remembered
to bring back to mind the scent made me flash back to the days of my mother's home-cooked Sunday dinners

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  1. remembered
  2. recalled
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  • It may also be remembered as the moment volleyball secured its rightful place among America's premier spectator sports.
    — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, then one of the richest men in America, made the same argument in an 1889 essay for the North American Review remembered as the Gospel of Wealth.
    — Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of remembered
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  • In mid-July, Taylor Farms recalled iceberg lettuce from central Mexico that was believed to be the source of the outbreak.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Jeanne O’Brien, one of the tourists on board, recalled realizing the plane was heading toward the dock moments before impact.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of recalled
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“Flashed back (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashed%20back%20%28to%29. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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