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Recent Examples of flashback
As narrated by Austin and revealed in flashbacks, his parents’ courtship traveled an ultra-brief road from meet-cute to pregnancy, and Scott and Teresa didn’t so much fall in love as do the right thing.
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Sheri Linden, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Fang Di and Tian Tian’s younger lives are portrayed through a series of flashbacks whose dreamy and nostalgic atmosphere (cinematography Zhang Chaoyi) belies a volcanic reality.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
The Blue Arrow’s 55 points this past Wednesday against the Blazers provided a glorious flashback to Murray’s 2020 and 2023 postseason forms.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
For his part, Harry is preoccupied with more flashbacks than ever.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
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Sheri Linden, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Fang Di and Tian Tian’s younger lives are portrayed through a series of flashbacks whose dreamy and nostalgic atmosphere (cinematography Zhang Chaoyi) belies a volcanic reality.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
The Blue Arrow’s 55 points this past Wednesday against the Blazers provided a glorious flashback to Murray’s 2020 and 2023 postseason forms.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
For his part, Harry is preoccupied with more flashbacks than ever.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashback
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Olson, 96, shared her recollections on a recent episode of It Happened in Hollywood, The Hollywood Reporter‘s eyewitness film history podcast.—
Seth Abramovitch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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Many in attendance were taken aback by the tone of proceedings, with mentions of overcoming obstacles and recollections of triumphing over adversity, when some of those present will not be in position to meet the challenges of the future.—
Adam Crafton,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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The answer may determine whether supersonic travel remains a nostalgic memory of aviation’s past — or finally becomes part of its future. 📬 Sign up for the Daily Brief Our free, fast, and fun briefing on the global economy, delivered every weekday morning.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
18 Feb. 2025
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At the time, the racial reckoning that followed the 2014 police killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, had prompted institutions like Georgetown to confront the sins of their past, and word of the sale had started to gain attention.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Reyes had only spent one month near the bike path before Wednesday’s enforcement, which homeless advocates called one of the bigger enforcement sweeps in recent memory.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Feb. 2025
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Above them, burned forever in my memory, a sighing woman in white, legs bound, reclines on top of a pillar.—
Lisa Brown,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Those seemingly muted details about her rich personality come from Marcelo Paiva’s intimate reminiscences about his mother and the Paivas’ collective experience in the aftermath of Rubens’ disappearance, expertly adapted by screenwriters Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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As Pete recalls events that happened to him, to people around him or to relatives, the intimate reminiscences meet the macro, touching on the impact of residential schools, land claims by greedy companies and the disproportionate incarceration of First Nations individuals.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025
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As a striker, Delap is a throwback to yesteryear, but with a deft touch.—
Dan Sheldon,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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While some stars went modern with their looks (Naomi Watts and Tilda Swinton both delivered on that front), nominees like Mikey Madison, Margaret Qualley, and Amy Adams all were visions straight of Hollywood's yesteryear.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
6 Jan. 2025
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Transparency in recall handling is now a major factor in brand trust.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Tesla is not aware of any collisions, injuries or fatalities related to the condition, according to recall documents.—
Anne Marie Lee,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2025
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According to Weinstein's lawsuit, the film producer's brother and business partners had a history of misusing company funds, including the 2016 loan from AI International.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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For the first time in its more than 50-year history, Southwest Airlines is facing significant layoffs.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Win or lose, Alderman John Moran, who moderated the event forum, closed the event offering a reminder for people to remain engaged in their communities.—
Jesse Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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In the past decade, the rise of majoritarian autocratic rulers, the elections of President Donald Trump in the United States, and the leaping gains of the far right in Europe were all reminders of the abiding power of nationalism.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Flashback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashback. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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