think back
phrasal verb
thought back; thinking back; thinks back
: to think about something that happened in the past
—often + to
Thinking back to my childhood, I remember summers at the beach.
Think back to that night. What were you doing?
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Olen thought back to a recent game against Irvine, which had beaten his team by eight at LionTree Arena.
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Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
This has always been the case, so think back to Super Bowl Halftime Shows of the past.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 9 Feb. 2025
But even amid the joy of widespread publication and supportive reviews, Bruner thinks back on his father, who tried so desperately to get the book published in English.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025
In that moment, however, Johnson couldn’t help but think back to the beginning.
—Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
This has always been the case, so think back to Super Bowl Halftime Shows of the past.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 9 Feb. 2025
But even amid the joy of widespread publication and supportive reviews, Bruner thinks back on his father, who tried so desperately to get the book published in English.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025
In that moment, however, Johnson couldn’t help but think back to the beginning.
—Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Think back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20back. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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