FLASHING BACK (TO) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

flashing back (to)

verb

present participle of flash back (to)

as in remembering

to bring back to mind the scent made me flash back to the days of my mother's home-cooked Sunday dinners

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But stickers remembering some of the 1,200 people killed are still common.

— Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
This November, Republican tactics in 1981 are worth remembering.

— Mark Krasovic, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026

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Stitt points out a photograph of Olney in a hallway near the bathroom, while recalling sharing wine with Lulu Peyraud, the beloved matriarch of the Domaine Tempier wine estate in Provence, among a collage of other French memories.

— Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
Some are optimistic about the team's depth and potential, recalling past successes and expressing excitement for the current season.

— Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026

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