look back
phrasal verb
looked back; looking back; looks back
: to think about something in the past
Looking back to/at last season, I can see why they didn't win the pennant.
I look back at/on that time with a lot of pride.
How she's changed! After college, she moved to New York, got a job on Wall Street, and never looked back.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Dec. 2025
On this week’s Great Moments in Pop Star History episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard staff writer and longtime Arianator Kyle Denis to look back at 10 years of Christmas & Chill.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 25 Dec. 2025
As the end of the year approaches, many of us are looking back at our reading habits over 2025.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
Take a look back at 2025 with these photographs from our visual journalists.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Look back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20back. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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