play-by-play
adjective
ˈplā-ˌbī-ˌplā 
ˌplā-ˌbī-ˈplā
1
: being or giving a running commentary on a sports event
a radio play-by-play announcer
2
: relating each event as it occurs
play-by-play
noun
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Were those actual equestrian terminologies and different play-by-plays?
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Anaja I. Smith, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
Noah Eagle will be NBC’s other primary NBA announcer, and Terry Gannon — a longtime NBC golf and Olympics announcer — will be the network’s No. 3 play-by-play voice.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025
For the first time since 2019, former Yankees players will compete in a baseball game at Yankee Stadium, play-by-play voice Michael Kay announced on Sunday’s YES Network broadcast.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 July 2025
The hope was that Morneau, Plouffe and Perkins would switch off duties each game as the unofficial play-by-play person to handle home run calls, ads and keep the booth organized by communicating directly with Twins TV coordinating producer Trevor Fleck.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Anaja I. Smith, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
Noah Eagle will be NBC’s other primary NBA announcer, and Terry Gannon — a longtime NBC golf and Olympics announcer — will be the network’s No. 3 play-by-play voice.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025
For the first time since 2019, former Yankees players will compete in a baseball game at Yankee Stadium, play-by-play voice Michael Kay announced on Sunday’s YES Network broadcast.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 July 2025
The hope was that Morneau, Plouffe and Perkins would switch off duties each game as the unofficial play-by-play person to handle home run calls, ads and keep the booth organized by communicating directly with Twins TV coordinating producer Trevor Fleck.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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“Play-by-play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play-by-play. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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