plural replays
1
a
: an act or instance of replaying
… the overbearing demands of the world's television schedules mean that when a game is tied it's no longer possible to take it to a replay.—
Pete Davies
Pete Davies
b
: the playing of a video that was previously recorded or broadcast
Find all the scores, stats, live stream replays and complete area coverage here.—The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
see also instant replay
The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)2
: repetition, reenactment
don't want a replay of our old mistakes
… supported massive infusions of money to save the world economy from a replay of the Depression.—David Von Drehle
David Von DrehleTheir play is a replay, in fantasy, of their own experiences and the feeling they evoke.—Penelope Leach
Penelope LeachExamples of replay in a Sentence
Verb
The tied game will be replayed on Saturday.
The game's highlights were replayed on the evening news.
The footage has been played and replayed on television.
Noun
They scheduled the replay for Saturday.
You could see the fumble on the replay.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Participants learned object-location pairs, and one set of sounds linked to those memories was quietly replayed during deep sleep.
—Raghu Para, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 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
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Verb
After being stuck on a boss, eternally forced to run back and replay swaths of danger for just another slim shot at winning, overcoming most challenges feels less like triumph and more like someone’s mercifully loosened the belt around your neck.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Participants learned object-location pairs, and one set of sounds linked to those memories was quietly replayed during deep sleep.
—Raghu Para, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
This design protects against replay attacks that copy a valid authentication request and reuse it to gain unauthorized access.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 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
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“Replay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/replay. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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