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flash-forwardnoun
a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
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flash-forward
A flash-forward is a narrative technique in literature, film, television, and other storytelling mediums that interrupts the chronological sequence of events to jump forward in time. It is often used to represent anticipated or imagined events in the future or to provide important context about future occurrences. The interruption usually reveals details about the current story or its characters, helping to enrich the reader or viewer’s understanding of the eventual outcome.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of flash-forward in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of flash-forward in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of flash-forward in a Sentence
It’s been a big week for me, ten days ago, I was dropping off my kids at practice and I was on the ice with bantam players. Flash forward to now and I’m four games in as a coach getting my first win.
Students at first were a little nervous and fearful. Flash forward, now there is a level of enthusiasm that's really great about reading, also just an excitement to be with the dog. That's phenomenal.
And the troop deployment was the lead across all the network nightly newscasts on Thursday evening. ABC's David Muir : on the groundA small number of correspondents for Western news outlets are in Afghanistan and are giving voice to the citizens there. For example, CNN's chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward filed a report from Kandahar last weekend. Flash forward a few days, and she says.
Understandably, there was not only the publics opinion of the Vietnam War, but there was also the civil rights movement going on, flash forward to my return, we didnt have any of that. It was a completely different experience.
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- flash-forwardSpanish
- flash-forwardPortuguese
- ileri sarmakTurkish
- 快閃Chinese
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