as in remembering
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 reliving
Perhaps her account – factchecked and corroborated – would stop her from reliving the memories.
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Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Spencer said that reliving that trauma deeply affected him and exclusively spoke to PEOPLE about his wife's support during the five-year writing process.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
In a feat of logistics, the production miraculously arranged the shooting schedule so that every principal actor’s final scene on the show was also their last day of filming — something the Duffers have been freshly reliving again and again in the edit bay.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Eric Decker will be back in Minneapolis on Saturday night for his Minnesota Golden Gophers' homecoming game, reliving the glory days.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
There’s no therapy like clawing back through both your triumphant and dismal decades and reliving them stanza by stanza, line by line, iamb by iamb.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Today’s products aren’t about reliving the tried-and-true look, and are, instead, more focused on modernizing it.
—Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
This isn’t about reliving the past, but about re-writing it through truth.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025
Her words throw Max into a reverie, reliving his past in light of his parents’ lies.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Spencer said that reliving that trauma deeply affected him and exclusively spoke to PEOPLE about his wife's support during the five-year writing process.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
In a feat of logistics, the production miraculously arranged the shooting schedule so that every principal actor’s final scene on the show was also their last day of filming — something the Duffers have been freshly reliving again and again in the edit bay.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Eric Decker will be back in Minneapolis on Saturday night for his Minnesota Golden Gophers' homecoming game, reliving the glory days.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
There’s no therapy like clawing back through both your triumphant and dismal decades and reliving them stanza by stanza, line by line, iamb by iamb.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Today’s products aren’t about reliving the tried-and-true look, and are, instead, more focused on modernizing it.
—Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
This isn’t about reliving the past, but about re-writing it through truth.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025
Her words throw Max into a reverie, reliving his past in light of his parents’ lies.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliving
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During his remarks, Sweeney urged those in the church to try to follow Craven’s lead by showing up for one another, leading with their hearts and remembering to find a little humor even when the world feels heavy.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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And that has really helped me in my own personal healing journey of remembering to find moments of magic.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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Hollywood on Sunday night, with Tory Burch recreating the striking green slip via knotted detailing that mirrored the draping of the original dress.—
Emily Chan,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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In the viral TikTok, Grace and Thames — who were both in costume — stood next to each other while recreating a famous elevator scene from 500 Days of Summer.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Reliving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliving. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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