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 first three of those points came at the free throw line, after Duncan Robinson fouled Lillard on a three-point shot, a call upheld on replay.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Kansas City’s defense was waiting and stuffed him short of a first down — or at least mucked up the play enough that a replay review couldn’t determine whether Allen had reached the line to gain.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
McCasland was shocked, asking one of his staff members to see the replay on an iPad.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
Additionally, in the second quarter, officials ruled that Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy made a catch, even though replays clearly showed the ball had touched the ground.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Kansas City’s defense was waiting and stuffed him short of a first down — or at least mucked up the play enough that a replay review couldn’t determine whether Allen had reached the line to gain.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
McCasland was shocked, asking one of his staff members to see the replay on an iPad.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
Additionally, in the second quarter, officials ruled that Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy made a catch, even though replays clearly showed the ball had touched the ground.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
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“Replay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replay. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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