as in repeats
the act of saying or doing over again
this conversation feels like a replay of the last time we hashed over the subject
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Recent Examples of replays
According to Masters, the expansion in competitions, for clubs and national sides, has already forced the Premier League to start a week later than usual, scrap its mid-winter break and ask the English Football Association to get rid of cup replays.
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Matt Slater, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Available in Italian in Italy and in English worldwide, the channel offers a blend of Inter’s past and present, with historic matches and archival content available at no cost, as well as highlights, training clips, magazine shows and full replays of current-season games.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Calls don’t get much worse, as replays affirmed.
—Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
In select regions, F1 TV Pro subscribers can tune in for live coverage on any device, along with the opportunity to catch up on full session replays and highlights afterwards.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
And replays seemed to indicate Philadelphia offensive linemen were offside when the ball was snapped.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
Initial replays seemed to show Waddle securing the ball, and the call was upheld.
—Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Watch live local and out of market games and (with the premium subscription) replays.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Matt Slater, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Available in Italian in Italy and in English worldwide, the channel offers a blend of Inter’s past and present, with historic matches and archival content available at no cost, as well as highlights, training clips, magazine shows and full replays of current-season games.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Calls don’t get much worse, as replays affirmed.
—Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
In select regions, F1 TV Pro subscribers can tune in for live coverage on any device, along with the opportunity to catch up on full session replays and highlights afterwards.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
And replays seemed to indicate Philadelphia offensive linemen were offside when the ball was snapped.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
Initial replays seemed to show Waddle securing the ball, and the call was upheld.
—Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Watch live local and out of market games and (with the premium subscription) replays.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replays
Noun
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Early '90s repeats (ironically, on the BBC) prompted an International Rescue resurgence, with the Tracy Island becoming the must-have toy of Christmas 1993.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The cycle repeats and, eventually, the rock begins to fall apart.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Try these exercises and gradually progress them by adding more resistance, sets, and repetitions over time.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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Repeat 10 times, increasing repetitions as strength improves.—
Aubrey Bailey,
Verywell Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Replays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replays. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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