rewind
Example Sentences
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The accumulated mutations serve as a clock that, if calibrated with known dates, can be rewound to pinpoint the dates of divergences.
From Science Magazine
To get an idea of what might happen next, you have to rewind to earlier junk fee fights.
From Seattle Times
Zeitzer is a scientific adviser for a sleep mask that flashes light through the eyelids in the wee hours of the morning, just enough to rewind the brain’s clock without waking its wearer until sunrise.
From Washington Post
We meet the principals, see the murder, then rewind to the moment Charlie wanders into the frame.
From Washington Post
The feckless Kash uses his ability to rewind short segments of time to dodge responsibilities and postpone a reckoning in his relationship.
From New York Times
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