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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Britain remembers well the fiasco of 2022, when then-Prime Minister Liz Truss triggered a mass sell-off of bonds after presenting plans for huge unfunded tax cuts.
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This logic represents real organizational knowledge, even if no one remembers how it is enforced.
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“Relives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relives. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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