re-tread

American  

[ree-tred] / riˈtrɛd /

verb (used with or without object)

re-trod, re-trodden, re-trod, re-treading

1. to tread again.

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re-tread British  

/ riːˈtrɛd /

verb

1. (tr) to tread or walk over (one's steps) again

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Etymology

Origin of re-tread

First recorded in 1590–1600; re- + tread

Example Sentences

And when you die, you can choose to resurrect at the last site of grace you activated or a special statue you’ve passed, potentially saving you from an arduous re-tread through a difficult area.

From The Verge • Nov. 10, 2021

“He doesn’t want to re-tread ground that he’s covered before,” Wayne Kramer, the guitarist and co-founder of the Detroit rock band the MC5, told me.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 26, 2019

But it’s a bit incomplete to simply call this a re-tread of HBO’s bro-tastic dramedy.

From The Guardian • Jun. 21, 2015

Partners was a mediocre Will & Grace re-tread, written by that show's authors and apparently determined to drag us all back to the sitcom stylings of the mid-1990s.

From The Guardian • Dec. 31, 2012

In contemplating its utmost verge, we overlook the map of our existence, and re-tread, in apprehension, the journey of life.

From Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners by Hazlitt, William