re-tread

[ ree-tred ]

verb (used with or without object)

, re-trod, re-trod·den or re-trod, re-tread·ing.

1. to tread again.

re-tread

/ riːˈtrɛd /

verb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of re-tread¹

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

“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

"In advancing the Belt and Road, we will not re-tread the old path of games between foes. Instead we will create a new model of co-operation and mutual benefit," Mr Xi said at the opening of the two-day summit.

From BBC

But, as an action-fantasy re-tread with no story to speak of and wooden lead performances, it’s not likely to do particularly strong business in the United States, which will once again put China on the back foot, in terms of proving its cultural throw-weight.

From Washington Post

The third “Bye, Bye, Bernie” argument comes, ironically, from penitent veterans of the old and new lefts of the 1930s and ’60s who experience Bernie a re-tread and embarrassing reminder of youthful anti-capitalist, anti-institutional ranting that they they outgrew long ago.

From Salon