as in remembering
to experience (something) again in your imagination
an athlete trying to relive his glory days He would sometimes relive the battle in his dreams.
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Recent Examples of reliving
And a lot of it in the beginning was about kind of reliving and thinking through what went down during Covid.
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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
What appears to be a bouncy, silly romp about a slightly surreal situation (Murray plays Phil, a weatherman reliving the same day over and over) is, at its core, actually quite deep.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
The book tells the story of a woman who blames herself for her parents' death and who becomes a client of a group that offers the experience of reliving the death of another person.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Testifying at her own trial had been an excruciating exercise, Wilkens told me, not only because describing the abuse meant reliving it.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Perhaps the only thing better than winning a title is reliving it.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
But after spending time visiting his family in Louisiana last year, reliving childhood memories of watching his mother and aunts in the kitchen, the idea once again entered his head.
—Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The Kodak Ektar Reusable H35 Half Frame Film Camera gives photos a cool, vintage look that makes reliving the trip genuinely fun, like rediscovering memories instead of scrolling past them.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
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
What appears to be a bouncy, silly romp about a slightly surreal situation (Murray plays Phil, a weatherman reliving the same day over and over) is, at its core, actually quite deep.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
The book tells the story of a woman who blames herself for her parents' death and who becomes a client of a group that offers the experience of reliving the death of another person.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Testifying at her own trial had been an excruciating exercise, Wilkens told me, not only because describing the abuse meant reliving it.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Perhaps the only thing better than winning a title is reliving it.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
But after spending time visiting his family in Louisiana last year, reliving childhood memories of watching his mother and aunts in the kitchen, the idea once again entered his head.
—Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The Kodak Ektar Reusable H35 Half Frame Film Camera gives photos a cool, vintage look that makes reliving the trip genuinely fun, like rediscovering memories instead of scrolling past them.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliving
remembering
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Family members and former colleagues are remembering retired Fire Chief Mike Beatty as a dedicated public servant whose nearly 30-year career helped shape the Lake Forest Fire Department during a period of significant growth and change.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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Kaminer said the best takeaways from his experience was making new friends with his rescuers and remembering to always go with a group of experienced cavers.—
Kristie Keleshian,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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“Reliving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliving. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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