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flashforwards

flashforwards is the plural of flashforward.

Meaning of flashforward

Noun

flashforward (plural flashforwards)

  1. A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
    • This "Lone Ranger" begins and ends in a flash-forward, with an elderly Tonto installed in a carnival diorama behind a sign that reads "The Noble Savage."2013, “Depp’s Tonto: an upgrade on a stereotype or just an updated stereotype?”, in The Washington Post

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Questions about flashforwards

What is flashforwards the plural of?
Flashforwards is the plural of flashforward.

Words near flashforwards in the dictionary

  1. flashflood
  2. flashfloods
  3. flashforward
  4. flashforwarded
  5. flashforwarding
  6. flashforwards
  7. flashgun
  8. flashguns
  9. flashier
  10. flashiest
  11. flashily

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Adapted from Wiktionary: flashforwards (page history and authors); flashforward (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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