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
Follow below for a replay and highlights as the Texas Longhorns lost to the Ole Miss Rebels in a first-round SEC Tournament game.
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Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Cadeau immediately walked toward his bench and called for head coach Dusty May to ask for a replay review.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
But the call was overturned on replay because officials decided that the ball had grazed the hand of Charlotte’s Brandt Bronico, although that was very difficult to see even in slow motion.
—Scott Fowler
march 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2026
In this intimate setting for a thousand basketball fans, massive floor-to-ceiling LED screens electrify the space with replays of the action.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2026
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Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Cadeau immediately walked toward his bench and called for head coach Dusty May to ask for a replay review.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
But the call was overturned on replay because officials decided that the ball had grazed the hand of Charlotte’s Brandt Bronico, although that was very difficult to see even in slow motion.
—Scott Fowler
march 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2026
In this intimate setting for a thousand basketball fans, massive floor-to-ceiling LED screens electrify the space with replays of the action.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for replay
Noun
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An overwhelming majority of guests are repeat guests and would readily identify themselves as members of the Tribe of Le Saint Géran.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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Sam was not really interested in a repeat.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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The series’ ad nauseam repetition, its pat dialogue laying bare its themes and episode titles reaffirming those ideas, feel like a desperate, and ultimately failed, attempt to prove to us — or maybe to itself — that Imperfect Women actually has something enlightening to say.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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Go out, get reps, get repetitions.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Replay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replay. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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