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
Doing so required Erbert and Hough to relive one of the most terrifying and difficult moments of their lives.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 8 June 2026
People left theaters repeating lines, sharing jokes, and reliving scenes with their fam.
—Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 6 June 2026
Meanwhile, Phillips said, victims are left to live with the impacts of the perpetrators’ actions — with the survivors in this case forced to continue to relive their ordeals as the case continues on to the Court of Appeal.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 3 June 2026
The line stretched the length of the left field concourse at Clover Stadium on Saturday afternoon as fans strived to relive the magic of a past moment — and hoped for the possibility of more to come.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 2 June 2026
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 8 June 2026
People left theaters repeating lines, sharing jokes, and reliving scenes with their fam.
—Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 6 June 2026
Meanwhile, Phillips said, victims are left to live with the impacts of the perpetrators’ actions — with the survivors in this case forced to continue to relive their ordeals as the case continues on to the Court of Appeal.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 3 June 2026
The line stretched the length of the left field concourse at Clover Stadium on Saturday afternoon as fans strived to relive the magic of a past moment — and hoped for the possibility of more to come.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relive
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Cape Verde’s defiance, and the heroics of 40-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha in particular, will be remembered for some time in Spain.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Chattanooga has come a long way since the neighborhood games McClure remembers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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There may soon come a day when consultants reminisce about creating PowerPoint presentations by hand.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
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Thirty years later, the actress got to reconnect with Ventimiglia on her daytime talk show, Sherri, and reminisce about Rewind.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
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“Relive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relive. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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