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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashed back (to)
  1. remembered
  2. recalled
Verb
  • Shoes stayed on, too, and Delman remembered simply walking through a metal detector.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Northern Illinois fan Jay remembered when upsetting Notre Dame or reaching the Orange Bowl felt like an attainable dream.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of remembered
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  • Companies from Hollywood and Hoboken, New Jersey recalled 1,513 pounds of ready-to-eat pork after a sample tested positive for listeria.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Rhodes recalled the moment in an interview with OutKick Dropkick.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 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 8 Sep. 2026.

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