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looking back

NOUN
hindsight
Synonyms
STRONG
experience knowledge recollection remembering wisdom
WEAK
20/20 vision Monday morning quarterbacking
Antonyms
STRONG
ignorance
NOUN
remembering
Synonyms
STRONG
celebrating commemorating memorializing recollecting recollection reliving reminiscence reminiscing
WEAK
bringing back thinking back thinking of
Antonyms
WEAK
forgetting overlooking

Example Sentences

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Some Ukrainian experts said that watching videos from Lebanon felt like looking back in time at their own war.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

On Tuesday, cameras caught Rushing muttering something after looking back at the Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee, who was in discomfort after an awkward slide at home plate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Thanks to its infrared vision, the telescope will be able to observe light emitted by celestial bodies billions of years ago, effectively looking back in time to hopefully discover more about the two phenomena.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

England take on Uruguay in a friendly on Friday and to mark the match we're looking back to the last time the two played each other at the 2014 World Cup.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“When a flashlight shines on the sand, you see hundreds of eyes looking back at you.”

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn