flashback
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We talked earlier about the flashback and what we learn about how Daisy found herself in Gilead.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Or was it a flashback to his old self?
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
It’s “kind of a flashback for some of us,” Andrew said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
This will be a tale of crime and punishment told in flashback, rewinding to Becket’s mother, an heiress excised from an eleven-figure fortune for giving birth as an unwed teenager.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
Saying it gives me a flashback, like the words are coming out of my mouth four years ago.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
Vocabulary lists containing flashback
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Middle School
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