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Recent Examples of flashback
In the games, the role was played to great acclaim by Ashley Johnson, who made a cameo in a season 1 flashback as Ellie's mother.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Actor Joe Pantoliano has been cast to appear as Eugene this season, perhaps through flashbacks, but little else is known about how the producers will incorporate this character into the series.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
And even if there is a rescue in season four, there’s still more story to tell in the flashbacks.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2025
Brother and sister kept sharing flashbacks, finishing each other’s stories as their eyes welled.
—D. Watkins, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Actor Joe Pantoliano has been cast to appear as Eugene this season, perhaps through flashbacks, but little else is known about how the producers will incorporate this character into the series.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
And even if there is a rescue in season four, there’s still more story to tell in the flashbacks.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2025
Brother and sister kept sharing flashbacks, finishing each other’s stories as their eyes welled.
—D. Watkins, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashback
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Returning to Reims frequently references the work of Annie Ernaux, the winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in literature, whose recollections of her childhood and the lives of her grocer parents have been published in books such as A Man’s Place and A Woman’s Story.—
Rhian Sasseen,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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And with the Panthers set to pick eighth overall for a fifth time in franchise history in next week’s draft, The Observer chatted with Gross to get his recollection of the experience.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Apr. 2025
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His injury absences have doomed the Clippers in the recent past. Prediction: Denver in seven.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Pope Gregory, believing these demons to be an indication of Magdalene’s excessively sinful past, identified her as an unnamed woman in Luke who wipes Jesus’ feet with her hair.—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
19 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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Research has found evidence that playing chess may result in improved brain function, memory, cognitive abilities, and strategic thinking.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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Even Rolex’s first new family in over a decade, the Oyster Perpetual Land Dweller, is a reminiscence of the Oysterquartz of 1977, explained Kristian Haagen, founder of TimeGeeks.—
Stéphane JG Girod,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The strange story of what happened to it — and how Tan and her friends Jasmine and Sophie look back on it — forms the spine of this inventive and disarming memoir, which is simultaneously a reminiscence of a rebellious youth, a chronicle of a seat-of-the-pants D.I.Y. film production and a mystery.—
Ben Kenigsberg,
New York Times,
26 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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The Mavericks became the 11th team in NBA history to reach the NBA Finals one season, and miss the playoffs the next.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Apr. 2025
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At the time of his death, Carter was the longest living president in American history.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Keaton’s death was a reminder that not all the cases involved jails that outsourced medical care to private companies.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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This latest escalation is a grim reminder: Russia was and remains the aggressor, in blatant violation of international law.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Flashback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashback. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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