as in remembered
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 relived
Their great moments on the stage and screen are relived.
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Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Parents relived their childhoods.
—Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
The bottom of the ninth has been relived, not always by choice, by the two teams and by generations of fans.
—Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
She was relived by Kendall Welk who recorded the final four outs for the Wolfpack but allowed four runs on two walks and four hits.
—American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
The crime happened more than 12 years ago, but inside a Miami-Dade courtroom Monday, the victim's parents relived the tragedy and described how their lives have changed since losing their son.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Before the game, Vrabel walked through the school and relived his high school memories.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Shares of both banks tumbled Thursday, dragging down other lenders along with the broader market, as Wall Street turned fearful about potential threats elsewhere and relived memories of Silicon Valley Bank’s implosion just two years ago.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Parents relived their childhoods.
—Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
The bottom of the ninth has been relived, not always by choice, by the two teams and by generations of fans.
—Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
She was relived by Kendall Welk who recorded the final four outs for the Wolfpack but allowed four runs on two walks and four hits.
—American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
The crime happened more than 12 years ago, but inside a Miami-Dade courtroom Monday, the victim's parents relived the tragedy and described how their lives have changed since losing their son.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Before the game, Vrabel walked through the school and relived his high school memories.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Shares of both banks tumbled Thursday, dragging down other lenders along with the broader market, as Wall Street turned fearful about potential threats elsewhere and relived memories of Silicon Valley Bank’s implosion just two years ago.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relived
remembered
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The Clueless actor remembered trying out to play Turk on the medical sitcom at a town hall event on Tuesday for SiriusXM’s Faction Talk alongside his costar Zach Braff and Lawrence.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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He will certainly be remembered, missed, and in our thoughts and prayers.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Relived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relived. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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