plural replays
1
a
: an act or instance of replaying
… the overbearing demands of the world's television schedules mean that when a game is tied it's no longer possible to take it to a replay.—
Pete Davies
Pete Davies
b
: the playing of a video that was previously recorded or broadcast
Find all the scores, stats, live stream replays and complete area coverage here.—The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
see also instant replay
The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)2
: repetition, reenactment
don't want a replay of our old mistakes
… supported massive infusions of money to save the world economy from a replay of the Depression.—David Von Drehle
David Von DrehleTheir play is a replay, in fantasy, of their own experiences and the feeling they evoke.—Penelope Leach
Penelope LeachExamples of replay in a Sentence
Verb
The tied game will be replayed on Saturday.
The game's highlights were replayed on the evening news.
The footage has been played and replayed on television.
Noun
They scheduled the replay for Saturday.
You could see the fumble on the replay.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 6 July 2025
From a prison cell at California’s Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, Suge Knight — gray-bearded, 60, and still carrying the weight of a war story that never ended — replays the moment that shattered everything in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 4 July 2025
Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
Adell was initially called out trying to advance but the Angels challenged and the call was overturned following a replay review.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
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Verb
Broadcasters sensibly chose not to replay certain angles of the injury because, as Davies and everyone else knew by now, the images were so graphic.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 6 July 2025
From a prison cell at California’s Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, Suge Knight — gray-bearded, 60, and still carrying the weight of a war story that never ended — replays the moment that shattered everything in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 4 July 2025
Noun
He was waved home by third base coach Tim Leiper and was called safe before the call was overturned on replay review, ending the inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
Adell was initially called out trying to advance but the Angels challenged and the call was overturned following a replay review.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
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“Replay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/replay. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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