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Recent Examples of flashback
Told with flashbacks and unique POVs, Chief Boden leads our team on a search to discover the how, who, and why of a fierce firefight that ended in disaster.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
The technique is used to differentiate flashbacks from present day, but this isn’t always the case.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Though the nonlinear story is busy with flashbacks and stuffed with themes, characters and real-world analogues (some of which are not fully fleshed out), the worldview that emerges is distinctly Bong: absurdist and yet cautiously hopeful about the future.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2025
Watching a teenage version of Pistorius (portrayed by Jett Harris in the flashbacks) sitting slumped over like a vegetable as life goes on around him is far from pleasant, nor does Ascher want to make it so.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
The technique is used to differentiate flashbacks from present day, but this isn’t always the case.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Though the nonlinear story is busy with flashbacks and stuffed with themes, characters and real-world analogues (some of which are not fully fleshed out), the worldview that emerges is distinctly Bong: absurdist and yet cautiously hopeful about the future.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2025
Watching a teenage version of Pistorius (portrayed by Jett Harris in the flashbacks) sitting slumped over like a vegetable as life goes on around him is far from pleasant, nor does Ascher want to make it so.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashback
Noun
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In 2023, liberals accounted for 32%, moderates 50% and conservatives 18% of Chicago adults, based on respondents’ recollections.—
Will Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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Investigators testified that Mullen gave inconsistent recollections when asked about Fischer during two interviews.—
Cameron Macdonald,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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After erasing her past, Ariana Grande is looking well into her future in a new teaser for her Brighter Days Ahead short film.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
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And if the pensions are sweetened for current employees’ past service, why not pay the cost in the current year?—
Ted Dabrowski,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
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The sisters spent the latter half of their lives sharing memories of his life and supporting the legacy of his career.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Geno Apicella Placentia March happiness Alabama’s record-breaking three-point shooting display in its Sweet 16 victory over BYU brought back great memories of No. 11 Loyola Marymount’s 149-115 victory over defending champion and No. 3 Michigan in the 1990 NCAA tournament.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 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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In addition to our regular news coverage, our final edition includes reminiscences from current staff members on A4, in addition to Part 2 of a newspaper history written by McLeod County Museum Director Brian Haines, which appears on B1.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 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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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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The recall is for all lots of CFS's Chicken Salad on White sandwich with UPC codes 31166 and 13172.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Memory is measured by traditional brand recall metrics in the human sample and markers are compared to the test ads.—
Charles Taylor,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The result was one of the most transformative kitchen appliances in history, not because of new technology but because someone recognized an everyday problem—slow, inefficient cooking—applied a seemingly unrelated observation, and created a solution.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Past administrations, Democrat and Republican alike, have often opted to deport or release immigrants without criminal histories, in part because ICE isn't equipped to detain millions, or even hundreds of thousands, of people.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
23 Mar. 2025
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Not only was that the natural way to tell the story from his perspective as a narrator, aware of the tragic events, but that was also a way to grab the audience’s attention, hence his decision as well to insert reminders of the tragedy through the voice over at various intervals.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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That Bronny James is one of the healthy ones, again, is a reminder of how much of his journey is already house money, the Lakers rookie surviving a cardiac arrest less than two years ago.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Flashback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashback. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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