as in analyses
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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For an extensive listing of my well-over one hundred analyses and postings, see the link here and the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026 -
And this study highlights how complex and nuanced measuring human traits are – and how LLM benchmark scores aren't really solid indicators to use in comparative analyses.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Jan. 2026
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The commentaries between the president and the governor, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, also came on the same day Newsom was denied entry to the USA House, despite being scheduled to speak at a fireside chat with Fortune Media.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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This excerpt includes the book’s preface and the lyrics and commentaries for six songs.—
John Darnielle,
Rolling Stone,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Ancient Greek astronomers made important observations regarding the night sky long before the first telescope was invented in the 1600s.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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The new observations show that magnetic fields play a central role in launching and shaping the powerful winds streaming from Arp 220's twin cores.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Play-by-plays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/play-by-plays. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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