relive
verb
re·live
(ˌ)rē-ˈliv 
relived; reliving; relives
: to live again
: to live over again
especially
: to experience again in the imagination
Examples of relive in a Sentence
an athlete trying to relive his glory days
He would sometimes relive the battle in his dreams.
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Stepping back in time to relive the innocence and strangeness of being a kid was a deeply healing experience for Cooley.
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Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
Michaels talked about the pain of reliving her trauma every time new information comes out.
—Hallie Jackson, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025
The 15-year-old was sleepy because the family was without a permanent home and the girl was reliving a traumatic event and shutting down due to a case in the courtroom that day, according to her family and the lawsuit.
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Vecna’s Past In the memories Eleven relives, Henry (Jamie Campbell Bower) is first introduced as an orderly working at the Hawkins Lab.
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Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
Michaels talked about the pain of reliving her trauma every time new information comes out.
—Hallie Jackson, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025
The 15-year-old was sleepy because the family was without a permanent home and the girl was reliving a traumatic event and shutting down due to a case in the courtroom that day, according to her family and the lawsuit.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Vecna’s Past In the memories Eleven relives, Henry (Jamie Campbell Bower) is first introduced as an orderly working at the Hawkins Lab.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Relive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relive. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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relive
verb
re·live
(ˈ)rē-ˈliv
: to live over again
especially
: to experience again in the imagination
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