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
The novel tells the story’s core romantic triangle through the memories of the older Jacob (Robert Tully) once the circus vet and now a nursing home resident with a fading memory, reliving the experiences of his younger self.
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Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
For Marcus Yuen, founder of The 59 Tattoo, hosting the tournaments is about reliving his childhood.
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Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
People left theaters repeating lines, sharing jokes, and reliving scenes with their fam.
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Datwon Thomas,
VIBE.com,
6 June 2026
And a lot of it in the beginning was about kind of reliving and thinking through what went down during Covid.
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Torie Bosch,
STAT,
18 Apr. 2026
Many were also reliving the memory of two other space flights that ended in tragedy.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
What appears to be a bouncy, silly romp about a slightly surreal situation (Murray plays Phil, a weatherman reliving the same day over and over) is, at its core, actually quite deep.
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Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
The book tells the story of a woman who blames herself for her parents' death and who becomes a client of a group that offers the experience of reliving the death of another person.
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Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Testifying at her own trial had been an excruciating exercise, Wilkens told me, not only because describing the abuse meant reliving it.
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Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
For Marcus Yuen, founder of The 59 Tattoo, hosting the tournaments is about reliving his childhood.
—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
People left theaters repeating lines, sharing jokes, and reliving scenes with their fam.
—
Datwon Thomas,
VIBE.com,
6 June 2026
And a lot of it in the beginning was about kind of reliving and thinking through what went down during Covid.
—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
18 Apr. 2026
Many were also reliving the memory of two other space flights that ended in tragedy.
—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
What appears to be a bouncy, silly romp about a slightly surreal situation (Murray plays Phil, a weatherman reliving the same day over and over) is, at its core, actually quite deep.
—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
The book tells the story of a woman who blames herself for her parents' death and who becomes a client of a group that offers the experience of reliving the death of another person.
—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Testifying at her own trial had been an excruciating exercise, Wilkens told me, not only because describing the abuse meant reliving it.
—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliving
remembering
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Kelly has continued to pay tribute to Ozzy in the months since his death, remembering him on what would’ve been his 77th birthday last December and visiting his gravesite in March.
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The track went viral on TikTok earlier this year, with longtime lovers of the musician remembering the hit, while younger fans may have discovered it for the first time.
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“Reliving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliving. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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