as in to remember
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 relive
Mackay didn’t want to relive that incident, but was willing to talk about the Ryder Cup that best informs what awaits the Europeans this week — Brookline in 1999.
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Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
And some 10,000 of those fans turned out on Sunday night to relive them — and perhaps even make some new ones — as The Who brought its most recent farewell tour to the Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
This isn’t about reliving the past, but about re-writing it through truth.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025
Journey centers on a man and a woman who relive key moments from their lives.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2025
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Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
And some 10,000 of those fans turned out on Sunday night to relive them — and perhaps even make some new ones — as The Who brought its most recent farewell tour to the Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
This isn’t about reliving the past, but about re-writing it through truth.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025
Journey centers on a man and a woman who relive key moments from their lives.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relive
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The companies and funds that act with courage now will be remembered as bold and pioneering, versus as a group that clung to short-term safety.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Stankonia collaborators remember Outkast feeling confident during recording sessions for their fourth studio album, which has been lauded for bringing the Dirty South hip-hop sensibility to such genres as funk, gospel and psychedelia.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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With these glass prints, your mom can reminisce about all of the good times and use them as a constant reminder of your love.—
Brittany Leitner,
StyleCaster,
1 Oct. 2025
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After introducing him to her friends, the pair began to reminisce about what had gone wrong in their past relationship, before delving into a steamy encounter.—
Rachel Choy,
Refinery29,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Relive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relive. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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