as in commentary
a series of explanations or observations on something (as an event)
on Monday mornings she usually gives her coworkers a detailed play-by-play on how her weekend date went
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Noun
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Despite the ongoing war, and anti-Western rhetoric that has become embedded in Kremlin and state media commentary, Russia is likely to be ready and willing to participate in future global cultural and sporting events should circumstances change.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025 -
This isn’t just shot in black-and-white, thus resembling the 1960 meta-commentary on American crime thrillers and pulp fictions in all its monochromatic glory.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Houlihan conducted analysis on behalf of the family office investors.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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The analysis of these efforts from many astronomers around the globe show that to the best of our knowledge, 3I/ATLAS is consistent with having a natural origin.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Play-by-play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/play-by-play. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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