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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This approach dates back to the 1950s, when superstar forward Alfredo Di Stefano and club president Santiago Bernabeu became Real Madrid legends, while those teams’ European Cup-winning managers, such as Jose Villalonga and Luis Carniglia, are barely remembered today.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025 -
More than ninety years after its release, Freaks is remembered as a Pre-Code Hollywood cult classic and an uncommon artistic feat (it was added to the National Film Registry in 1994).—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Hoeschele recalled early debates about whether the company should really commit to such an audacious investment.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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But one former inmate recalled seeing prisoners walk around with shanks visibly tucked near their hips, like a gun in a holster.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 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 6 Nov. 2025.
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