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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On the witness stand, Vasquez’s brother-in-law, Luis Zuniga, remembered how eager Vasquez was to drive Zuniga’s new Ford Explorer in 2018 because officers drive the same vehicle.—
PJ Green
October 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025 -
Tingle remembered, referring to the term used for a dominant romantic partner in a relationship.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
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In a new career retrospective interview with The Guardian, Curry, who played the concierge in the movie, recalled once having to lie to Ivana about her choice of interior decorating in the hotel, where the movie was filmed.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Oct. 2025
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Rodgers recalled hearing one of those songs on the radio a year later.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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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 16 Oct. 2025.
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