flashbacks

noun

Definition of flashbacksnext
plural of flashback
1
as in memories

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2
as in pasts

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashbacks
  1. memories
  2. recollections
  3. histories
  4. reminiscences
Noun
  • Longer sleep phases Women tend to spend more time in the deep and REM (rapid eye movement) phases of sleep, stages that are essential for regenerating tissues, consolidating memories and recharging mental energy.
    Sofía Esquivel, Glamour, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Half of the show takes place in modern-day America, while the other half is set in a midcentury-modern-style office (shot on location at the Eero Saarinen–designed Bell Labs building in Holmdel, New Jersey) in which workers have no memories of their lives in the 21st century.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of memories
Noun
  • Much like our recollections of the man himself.
    John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
  • But others do have recollections.
    Preston Jones Special to the Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of recollections
Noun
  • The work histories and salaries of the four men were unavailable late Friday.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Each reinvention of her artistry is a passport stamped with the cultures, histories, and landscapes that fuel her vision.
    Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of histories
Noun
  • There’s a late-harvest glint to the guitar here, distinctly offset by a roadhouse stomp, punctuating Snoop’s poignant reminiscences.
    Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
  • There are also flashbacks that extend to more recent episodes, including reminiscences of his time as a film-school professor, in the nineties, with his then students Malcolm, Diana, and Emma.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of reminiscences
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