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
Video replays are now inaccessible to officials until the final two minutes of the game, meaning the bench has unseen angles at its disposal.
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Maura Carey, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Video replays are now inaccessible to officials until the final two minutes of the game, meaning the bench has unseen angles at its disposal.
—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
These replays are being broadcast and the radio technology made it so that people in the Philippines could listen to this fight live.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
This next part is what replays in Wessinger’s mind on a loop.
—Emily Brindley
health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
This replays, of course, the buildup to the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 13 Mar. 2026
The kind of margin that exists mostly in slow-motion replays of sprints.
—Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
In this intimate setting for a thousand basketball fans, massive floor-to-ceiling LED screens electrify the space with replays of the action.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2026
His eyes trained on numerous replays and with Howard in his ear, Bankes did not take much convincing.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Maura Carey, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Video replays are now inaccessible to officials until the final two minutes of the game, meaning the bench has unseen angles at its disposal.
—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
These replays are being broadcast and the radio technology made it so that people in the Philippines could listen to this fight live.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
This next part is what replays in Wessinger’s mind on a loop.
—Emily Brindley
health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
This replays, of course, the buildup to the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 13 Mar. 2026
The kind of margin that exists mostly in slow-motion replays of sprints.
—Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
In this intimate setting for a thousand basketball fans, massive floor-to-ceiling LED screens electrify the space with replays of the action.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2026
His eyes trained on numerous replays and with Howard in his ear, Bankes did not take much convincing.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replays
Noun
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Art teams decide on color palettes and aesthetic preferences, logo designs, t-shirts, step-and-repeats, and office spaces.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
30 Mar. 2026
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This fantasy chat plays out in all its white cluelessness as the sitcom rewinds and repeats on mute.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Katzenback recommends four sets of five repetitions with heavy weights to stimulate bone growth.—
Hadia Zainab,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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Repeat this pattern for 12 repetitions, two sets.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Replays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replays. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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