think back
phrasal verb
thought back; thinking back; thinks back
: to think about something that happened in the past
—often + to
Thinking back to my childhood, I remember summers at the beach.
Think back to that night. What were you doing?
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Sproat’s realization in Rochester occurred to him after thinking back on what had worked for him.
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Will Sammon, New York Times, 11 July 2025
In the deliberations over strategic goals, capital deployment and technology transformation, leaders should think back on prior technology demonstrations and pilots—perhaps even at another enterprise—and reconsider whether those good ideas still hold merit.
—Beena Ammanath, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Despite her characteristically upbeat and thoughtful personality, even Mahoney got a bit morose in thinking back.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 3 July 2025
Trying to figure out how his items could have gone missing, Harmon thought back to a few weeks earlier, when the museum was vandalized.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Will Sammon, New York Times, 11 July 2025
In the deliberations over strategic goals, capital deployment and technology transformation, leaders should think back on prior technology demonstrations and pilots—perhaps even at another enterprise—and reconsider whether those good ideas still hold merit.
—Beena Ammanath, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Despite her characteristically upbeat and thoughtful personality, even Mahoney got a bit morose in thinking back.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 3 July 2025
Trying to figure out how his items could have gone missing, Harmon thought back to a few weeks earlier, when the museum was vandalized.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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“Think back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20back. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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