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Recent Examples of flashbacks
Brief flashbacks to Mary’s earlier concerts are merely informational; another flashback, to a séance at which Mary yielded to self-harming mysticism, is far more consequential, leading to violence in Sam’s studio.
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Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashbacks
Noun
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Making your own memories is super-easy with this portable photo printer.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Multiple customers have relayed their fond memories of the store.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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There, lost souls like the mysterious Herald Loomis (Joshua Boone) seek refuge and reckon with their complicated pasts.—
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2026
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The bar regulars bravely pursue love and music in the face of addiction, poverty, and haunting pasts.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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The pair travel through New York City and along American highways, the journey surfacing memories of Tehran – among them footage Karampour shot in Iran under censorship, her brother’s childhood recollections, and the story of the murder of Siâvash’s band, The Yellow Dogs, in New York.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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This mirrors what clinicians already do manually — pulling together notes, lab results, and patient recollections to reconstruct a narrative.—
Celina Yong,
STAT,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Last week, the fellows presented their culturally sustainable materials that center Black community histories and lineages for young learners ages 3-7.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Since New York’s humane pet shop law went into effect, three stores with troubling histories have moved to Connecticut.—
Annie Hornish,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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But rather than simply repeat the even-then ossified list of events leading to the invention of photography and the medium’s later innovations, the book uses a series of stories, reminiscences, and tall tales to describe how photography transformed everyday (and not so everyday) experience.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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The movie’s point of view is established with a brief opening voice-over by a woman named Sasha, whose reminiscences of childhood, and of her brother Jeremy, make up the bulk of the film.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Today, as in all of mankind’s yesterdays, guarantees this type of song will never go out of style.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2026
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Today, as in all of mankind’s yesterdays, guarantees this song will never go out of style.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Flashbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashbacks. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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