FLASHES BACK (TO) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

flashes back (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of flash back (to)

as in remembers

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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And of course, as everyone remembers, Jesse closed things out in the ninth, striking out Boston second baseman Marty Barrett, who was trying to become the first player ever with 14 hits in a single World Series.

— New York Daily News, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
No one remembers the countless teams that never recovered in the face of long odds.

— Dennis Lin, New York Times, 26 July 2026

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Harvick vividly recalls the immense crowds and emotional post-race celebration, fulfilling a deep childhood aspiration.

— Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
The success Anton Stach and Dominic Calvert-Lewin found with Leeds last season, earning recalls for Germany and England respectively, will be pointed out to Trafford.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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