as in repeat
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 replay
Witt appeared to have stolen second base, but the Mets challenged and replay review determined Witt came off the bag.
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Kansas City Star, 13 July 2025
For subscribers who are not able to join, a replay of the livestream will be available after the event.
—Reece Rogers, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Volpe, booed earlier in the night and facing criticism for weeks, was confirmed safe following an on-the-money throw from Julio Rodríguez and a quick replay review.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 July 2025
Challenges are then reviewed by an automatic replay of where the ball crosses the strike zone based on a Hawk-Eye system.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Kansas City Star, 13 July 2025
For subscribers who are not able to join, a replay of the livestream will be available after the event.
—Reece Rogers, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Volpe, booed earlier in the night and facing criticism for weeks, was confirmed safe following an on-the-money throw from Julio Rodríguez and a quick replay review.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 July 2025
Challenges are then reviewed by an automatic replay of where the ball crosses the strike zone based on a Hawk-Eye system.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for replay
Noun
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That love and pride is reciprocal: In San Juan, a day before his show this Friday, bars and cars blasted his music on repeat.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
26 July 2025
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Chelsea will host Manchester United at Stamford Bridge in a repeat of the 2023-24 season’s final day in which the west London side won 6-0 at Old Trafford to clinch their fifth title.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
Noun
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For example, listening skills are widely accepted as a core management competency, but deep listening techniques, such as listening for repetition, intentions, and expectations, take time to master.—
Anna Shields,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Matos is a longshot to make the 53-man roster but got a decent amount of repetitions Wednesday.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
23 July 2025
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“Replay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replay. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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