as in remembers
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 relives
The fan favorite relives falling down while trying to be mad at people.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
Saskia relives the life of Anisa, a Javanese woman in 1942 – entangled in a love triangle with plantation owner Jan Stokman and his wife, Marie.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Through home videos and voicemails, a young Filipino-American soccer player relives her team’s historic win — culminating in a return to her roots and a journey that is both personal and profound.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Vecna’s Past In the memories Eleven relives, Henry (Jamie Campbell Bower) is first introduced as an orderly working at the Hawkins Lab.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
This movie lets people tap back into that fun childhood stuff that everybody remembers and relives as an adult.
—Simon Bland, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
Saskia relives the life of Anisa, a Javanese woman in 1942 – entangled in a love triangle with plantation owner Jan Stokman and his wife, Marie.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Through home videos and voicemails, a young Filipino-American soccer player relives her team’s historic win — culminating in a return to her roots and a journey that is both personal and profound.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Vecna’s Past In the memories Eleven relives, Henry (Jamie Campbell Bower) is first introduced as an orderly working at the Hawkins Lab.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
This movie lets people tap back into that fun childhood stuff that everybody remembers and relives as an adult.
—Simon Bland, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relives
remembers
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Allyson Felix still remembers the beeping of the monitors in the NICU as her daughter was fighting for her life after her preterm birth in 2018.—
Regina Mahone,
Washington Post,
4 June 2026
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Michelle, who asked that her last name not be published, remembers the day clearly.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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“Relives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relives. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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