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
The video replays every 90 seconds.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
The answer required several rewinds and replays to make sure it was heard correctly.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Oud-Heverlee Leuven’s first goal in their 2-1 win over FC Twente on Wednesday arose from a penalty given after review for handball; Leuven’s players appealed at the time, and replays showed a clear handball.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 17 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
Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
The answer required several rewinds and replays to make sure it was heard correctly.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Oud-Heverlee Leuven’s first goal in their 2-1 win over FC Twente on Wednesday arose from a penalty given after review for handball; Leuven’s players appealed at the time, and replays showed a clear handball.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 17 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replays
Noun
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The organ grows back by night, and the cycle repeats, forever.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Day turns to night, their sleep suffers, and the cycle repeats.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Exhale and repeat through five repetitions.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Hold for a second and then return to the starting position, completing multiple repetitions (reps).—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Replays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replays. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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