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Recent Examples of flashback
Every moment in the show is spent on the floor outside of some very brief flashbacks.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
How this is meant to work is explained in an early flashback montage disguised as a news report.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
The singer still has war flashbacks to her surprise Hot Ones experience on The Tonight Show in 2019, but having him by her side for her first official appearance on the viral show made all the difference.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
The whodunit's central mystery is also half-baked: the death of Wynter is as bland as Esposito's character is in flashbacks.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
How this is meant to work is explained in an early flashback montage disguised as a news report.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
The singer still has war flashbacks to her surprise Hot Ones experience on The Tonight Show in 2019, but having him by her side for her first official appearance on the viral show made all the difference.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
The whodunit's central mystery is also half-baked: the death of Wynter is as bland as Esposito's character is in flashbacks.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashback
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After maybe a 10-pitch at-bat, Mountcastle smoked a ball to right center, and this is where their recollections of the story separate.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2025
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The homestand has been rife with recollections of the Dodgers’ 2024 success, from Hollywood-esque entrances to a ring ceremony.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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The actor, who portrayed Rick, a man searching for answers about his father’s mysterious past at a luxury resort in Thailand, opened up about the shocking finale that no one saw coming.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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The students’ work in the Jewish cemetery risks rousing this grim past, and most Darkenbloom residents want no part of such investigations.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Shaiman and Wittman’s score is, hands down, among of the best musical theater creations in recent memory.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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The occasion will mark a touchstone in Villa’s rapid transformation under the Spaniard and provoke memories from his two-season spell in Paris.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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What’s so haunting about Manda’s reminiscence is its implication that, given different circumstances, Jamie’s story—and Katie’s—could have had a much happier ending.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
24 Mar. 2025
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In a novel stuffed with reminiscences of past relationships, regret is startlingly absent.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2025
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For a touch of yesteryear in your kitchen, Smeg appliances hold a special place in our retro-loving hearts.—
Sarah Madaus,
Architectural Digest,
21 Mar. 2025
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Browse According to Category: Berkshires Hotels | Private Homes City: Richmond, Massachusetts Set upon a 20-acre bucolic hillside property, this restored Georgian-Federalist residence transports you to yesteryear—to 1792 to be exact.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Architectural Digest,
5 Mar. 2025
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Voluntarily initiating a recall, even without a press release, shows that food safety efforts are at work.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The American food company issued a voluntary recall last month for about 1,300 bags of Tostitos Cantina Traditional Yellow Corn Tortilla Chips that may contain undeclared milk.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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This reframing has the potential to catalyze one of the most significant capital redeployments in modern U.S. history.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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University City’s Kai Anderson cleared 17 feet in the pole vault, becoming only the second vaulter in section history to do so.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce has a reminder for those who want the play banned due to health and safety concerns.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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On days and nights like these — where sleep feels impossible, and exhaustion sets in — there’s one gentle reminder that may help: rest, even without sleep, is still invaluable.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Flashback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashback. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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