flashbacks

noun

plural of flashback
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as in memories

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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. — Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashbacks
  1. memories
  2. pasts
  3. recollections
  4. histories
  5. reminiscences
  6. yesterdays
  7. yesteryears
Noun
  • As Bohm's trial nears, Thompson has been reliving the memories from that night and the terrible weeks that followed.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Bullock shared her memories of the icon one day after Parton died following a brief battle with cancer at age 80, her representatives confirmed to PEOPLE.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of memories
Noun
  • Based on its trailer, Wild Horse Nine, which premieres in competition on September 3, seems to find McDonagh back in his sweet spot, helming a pitch-black comedy about two charismatic men wrestling with their dark pasts.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026
  • As they are pulled into conflicts that stir dark memories from their own pasts, the boundaries between play and dangerous power struggles dissolve — and victims and perpetrators become impossible to tell apart.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of pasts
Noun
  • Kilmeade still has vivid recollections of his time visiting Ground Zero on the actual day planes crashed into the two World Trade Center towers.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
  • SiriusXM launched a dedicated Dolly Parton Tribute Channel (105) built around her music and related artists and collaborators, augmented by listener recollections.
    — Russ Penuell, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of recollections
Noun
  • Despite this, and no matter their individual circumstances or histories, the former in-group felt that they were expected to express shame over their privilege.
    — Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For English readers, whose cultures and histories have largely been defined by the individual, Anedda’s more collective interpretation of an identity repudiates social definitions.
    — Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of histories
Noun
  • Its narrative takes the form of travel writing mixed with other reminiscences and interviews.
    — Amitava Kumar, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Although her image would become an archetype of maternal worry and suffering, Thompson was not referenced by name in Lange’s reminiscences because the photographer never knew her identity.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of reminiscences
Noun
  • The two candidates who advance to the general election would be wise to offer Californians a hope for the future that doesn’t call back to our yesterdays.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
  • 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
Definition of yesterdays
Noun
  • Non-manufacturing teams are spending more time in the plants than ever, and executive visits happen more regularly over the big, scripted affairs of yesteryears.
    — Breana Noble, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
Definition of yesteryears

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“Flashbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashbacks. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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