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 Vrabel demonstratively launched the red challenge flag, and officials overturned the call to a touchdown after replays showed Williams crossed the goal line before losing possession of the ball. — ABC News, 1 Nov. 2026 The game-clock miscue seemed absolute after replays proved one second remained when Notre Dame’s final pass fell incomplete. — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Plus, a courtside display lets athletes watch slow-motion replays between points or drills. — Matthew Huff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Thomas defenders maintained that slow-motion replays and freeze frames made an accidental collision appear deliberate. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 Highlights and replays are also available on the lottery's YouTube channel. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 22 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 That wound was bad enough, but replays instantly added to the salt. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replays
Noun
  • All spiders lack telomere repeats which are the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • That mark gets repeats on the tongue tag and insole, the latter of which also features a distorted and distinct black and white graphic.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • This series features a lot of internal rhymes and repetitions, often in place of more thoughtful or meaningful explorations of its core ideas.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Perform 5 to 10 repetitions of whichever variation is appropriate for you.
    — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

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“Replays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replays. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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