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
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
Simon Bland, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
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remembers
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Someone remembers him admiring her dachshunds.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Jack Brayboy remembers when Van Buren Avenue in Charlotte’s McCrorey Heights neighborhood led a massive hill near Mulberry Avenue and Fairfield Street.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Relives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relives. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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