replays

plural of replay
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 Highlights and replays are also available on the lottery's YouTube channel. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 That was one of several replays on which viewers got an inside look. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 In this case, Donohue would have asked the replay operator, employed by the company Hawk-Eye, to show him replays from side-on — in this case, the cameras level with the 18-yard line and the goal line. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 These things work both ways, but the replays can lead to overthinking, and over analysis of real-time baseball plays. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026 The motor coach features food, match replays, charging and hospitality. — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Slow-motion replays showed the Argentine striker using his hand to punch the ball past goalkeeper Peter Shilton, but the referee didn’t see the foul. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 The Des Moines Register will live stream each speech and post replays on its YouTube channel. — Brian Smith, Des Moines Register, 21 Aug. 2026 The 24/7 outlet has more than 200 hours of premium race content including live event streams, full race replays, select practice sessions and qualifiers, behind-the-scenes footage, archival videos and full coverage of the 2026-27 season. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replays
Noun
  • The soliloquy, roughly thirty seconds long, repeats on a loop.
    — Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In recent years, however, between the endless paid-for invites and choreographed step and repeats, going out can feel like clocking into another job.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Lee’s lines have the intimacy and metaphysical heft of prayer; their elegant recursions and repetitions call to mind the cycles of life, death, and rebirth.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The story’s language is incantatory, with repetitions that echo the passing scenery.
    — Anna Mebel, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Replays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replays. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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