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play-by-play

noun

Definition of play-by-play

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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There’s nostalgia and old world values as well as breaks from conventional and subtle sociopolitical commentary.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
In 1967, the painting was radically feminist, an elegant and cutting commentary.

— Merritt Tierce, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026

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Multiple speakers, including some with family members in the cemetery, cited a Washington Post analysis that the arch would cast shadows on thousands of graves.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Then this year, Microsoft — a key player in the carbon dioxide removal market — dramatically cut its investment in the sector, according to a Bloomberg analysis.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

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