flashback
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Glimpsed in “Alien: Earth’s” first episode, the Maginot had to be fully fitted out for Episode 5’s flashback to the onboard horror that preceded the crash-landing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
In the flashback to the car accident, Eddie tries to distract Daphne with a story about a girl and a horse.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The Bannau Brycheiniog provided the backdrop for a Chinese village in a flashback scene, something du Preez called "challenging" due to the show's budget.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
It’s “kind of a flashback for some of us,” Andrew said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
I'd coached my students through half a dozen episodes, giving them background information and explaining that missing children do not just march through the door ten minutes after the critical delivery flashback.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Vocabulary lists containing flashback
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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Essential Literary Terms
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Reading: Literature - Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Middle School
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