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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That case has wound on for years, leaving each of the victims to constantly relive their worst moments, constantly fear that all of their courage would come to nothing.
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Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
And a lot of it in the beginning was about kind of reliving and thinking through what went down during Covid.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 Apr. 2026
Many were also reliving the memory of two other space flights that ended in tragedy.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
That case has wound on for years, leaving each of the victims to constantly relive their worst moments, constantly fear that all of their courage would come to nothing.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
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Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
And a lot of it in the beginning was about kind of reliving and thinking through what went down during Covid.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 Apr. 2026
Many were also reliving the memory of two other space flights that ended in tragedy.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
That case has wound on for years, leaving each of the victims to constantly relive their worst moments, constantly fear that all of their courage would come to nothing.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Relive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relive. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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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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