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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Books Griffin Dunne’s sister’s murder provides the pulse of his family memoir
June 7, 2024
Working on the book also means reliving, and sometimes re-questioning, his own life choices.
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Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Harry Maguire guided the ball home into the opposite corner of the net and sent Old Trafford potty, putting the exclamation mark on the kind of come-from-behind triumph that Manchester United fans will surely never tire of reliving.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
For those of us who popped lenses out of our cheap Wayfarers to mimic Skrillex’s frames or painted our faces in glitter well before Euphoria, there may be some hesitation to relive the era.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025
Learn to Make Cocktails in a Speakeasy After cycling the Going-to-the-Sun Road or hiking the Highline Trail, there’s nothing better than kicking back and reliving your adventures in Glacier National Park over a great drink—or better yet, learning how to make one yourself.
—Joni Sweet, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Harry Maguire guided the ball home into the opposite corner of the net and sent Old Trafford potty, putting the exclamation mark on the kind of come-from-behind triumph that Manchester United fans will surely never tire of reliving.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
For those of us who popped lenses out of our cheap Wayfarers to mimic Skrillex’s frames or painted our faces in glitter well before Euphoria, there may be some hesitation to relive the era.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025
Learn to Make Cocktails in a Speakeasy After cycling the Going-to-the-Sun Road or hiking the Highline Trail, there’s nothing better than kicking back and reliving your adventures in Glacier National Park over a great drink—or better yet, learning how to make one yourself.
—Joni Sweet, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relive
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Tina Knowles remembers growing up in a loving and raucous family of nine.—
Sara Sidner,
CNN Money,
11 May 2025
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He is best remembered in art and literature, however, for his showdown with Attila the Hun, leader of one of the most powerful fighting forces of its age.—
Alison Hudson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2025
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Winkler has been reminiscing in recent months about some of his most memorable moments from his years starring in Happy Days, which ran from 1974 to 1984 on ABC.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Vintage National Parks Puzzle $22 Uncommon Goods Still reminiscing about that camping trip to Arcadia?—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
14 May 2025
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“Relive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relive. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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