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
Users can stream live video from those facilities, with the option to watch replays and download clips.
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Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Williams sliced through Davis and Simmons before Byrd cleanly swatted his shot in the lane, and replays indicated incidental contact from any of them.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
In the 80 or so seconds after the play, the CBS broadcast showed slow-motion replays from four angles.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The opening days of the trial included dramatic replays of the initial emergency calls, testimony from teachers who huddled with terrified students, and the mother of one of the victims recounting how her daughter had asked to leave school early that day.
—CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Peacock – The streaming service has exclusive rights to most EPL matches every week and also offers replays.
—Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
Cardell Williams hit Jordan Williams with an 18-yard pass to the Vandals 2-yard line with 12 seconds to play, and despite replays and still photos that showed that the receiver landed out of bounds, the call was upheld by the officiating crew.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Nielsen figures have the first airing of the show on HBO at just 334,000 viewers (which is itself up from the 214,000 for Task’s debut in September), meaning that about 94 percent of the total audience came from streaming on HBO Max and on-air replays at HBO.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Fox News’ replays of The Five and Jesse Watters Primetime is still the juggernaut of the time period, while MSNBC features reruns of The Briefing with Jen Psaki and The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Williams sliced through Davis and Simmons before Byrd cleanly swatted his shot in the lane, and replays indicated incidental contact from any of them.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
In the 80 or so seconds after the play, the CBS broadcast showed slow-motion replays from four angles.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The opening days of the trial included dramatic replays of the initial emergency calls, testimony from teachers who huddled with terrified students, and the mother of one of the victims recounting how her daughter had asked to leave school early that day.
—CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Peacock – The streaming service has exclusive rights to most EPL matches every week and also offers replays.
—Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
Cardell Williams hit Jordan Williams with an 18-yard pass to the Vandals 2-yard line with 12 seconds to play, and despite replays and still photos that showed that the receiver landed out of bounds, the call was upheld by the officiating crew.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Nielsen figures have the first airing of the show on HBO at just 334,000 viewers (which is itself up from the 214,000 for Task’s debut in September), meaning that about 94 percent of the total audience came from streaming on HBO Max and on-air replays at HBO.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Fox News’ replays of The Five and Jesse Watters Primetime is still the juggernaut of the time period, while MSNBC features reruns of The Briefing with Jen Psaki and The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replays
Noun
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The Math of Abundance The pattern Jevons identified repeats across technologies.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Due to anticipated cold and ice, the DSO has canceled Friday and Saturday repeats of this program.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Scroll down for guidance on how much weight to lift, how many repetitions to do and how often to do these exercises.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
31 Jan. 2026
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Perform 2-3 sets of 8-12 repetitions 6.—
RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan,
Health,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Replays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replays. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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