as in repeat
the act of saying or doing over again
this conversation feels like a replay of the last time we hashed over the subject
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Recent Examples of replay
The Blue Jackets didn’t like that the first goal was allowed to stand after replay.
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Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
For the third time, the referee went to the monitor, and Cook’s claims were proven correct, as the ref overturned the call on replay.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2025
Then, after an agonizing review, involving super-slow-motion replays and the analysis of multiple camera angles, the refs determined, more than two minutes later, that the ball had brushed a Tech player’s pinkie on the way out.
—Tyler Foggatt, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Other big changes include moving touchbacks to the 35-yard line, more replay assists on penalties, adjustments to Thursday Night Football flexing, and some changes to uniform rules.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
For the third time, the referee went to the monitor, and Cook’s claims were proven correct, as the ref overturned the call on replay.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2025
Then, after an agonizing review, involving super-slow-motion replays and the analysis of multiple camera angles, the refs determined, more than two minutes later, that the ball had brushed a Tech player’s pinkie on the way out.
—Tyler Foggatt, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Other big changes include moving touchbacks to the 35-yard line, more replay assists on penalties, adjustments to Thursday Night Football flexing, and some changes to uniform rules.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for replay
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“Replay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replay. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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