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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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Television cameras caught Rushing, who had walked toward the Dodgers’ dugout, looking back toward Lee, shrugging and saying something.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 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

In the spirit of looking back at the company’s past, I had to show Cook one more thing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Gláucia says that looking back, "without knowing it, I was in the middle of that storm".

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

"Well," said Sam, looking back at the playground as they went through the door, "I might go down the giraffe slide just one time to be polite."

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry