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look back on

VERB

recollect

Synonyms

STRONG

arouse awaken bethink cite flash mind place recall recognize remind reminisce retain retrospect revive rouse stir summon waken

WEAK

bring to mind call to mind come to one flash on

Antonyms

STRONG

calm forget lose

VERB

review

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analyze reassess reconsider reevaluate reexamine revise

STRONG

debrief recall recap recapitulate recollect rehash remember rethink revisit

WEAK

brush up call to mind check out check thoroughly go over hash over look at again polish up reflect on run over run through run up flagpole summon up take another look think over

Antonyms

STRONG

forget

WEAK

approve ignore neglect praise

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I want to be the kind of dad that my kids look back on and think I was present and loving and the kind of person they’d look up to.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

I hope to look back on “SNL” and think I did something cool.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

"In a few years' time, I think we'll look back on London as the canary in the coalmine. But I hope we'll also see it as the place where the fightback began," Sir Sadiq added.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

As I look back on my fondest memories savoring raita, I’m reminded less of its nutritional benefits and more of its taste.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

We often try to look back on it and to find an explanation, but never quite succeed.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

look back on

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