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
Both France and Padres manager Craig Stammen argued the call and replays seemed to clearly show the base of the ball was entirely in foul ground.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
There’s no standing around, and certainly no waiting for the broadcast to show a few replays first.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
Broadcast replays showed the ball deflecting off his face before striking catcher Logan O'Hoppe.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
Originally ruled no goal, the call was reversed quickly when replays showed the puck had fully crossed the line.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2026
New Zealand was awarded a penalty in first half stoppage time after Maya Hahn was brought down in the box but the decision was overturned after the officials considered replays for more than five minutes.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
This replays, of course, the buildup to the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
But replays showed the ball was still in his hands as time expired.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 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.
—Maura Carey, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
There’s no standing around, and certainly no waiting for the broadcast to show a few replays first.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
Broadcast replays showed the ball deflecting off his face before striking catcher Logan O'Hoppe.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
Originally ruled no goal, the call was reversed quickly when replays showed the puck had fully crossed the line.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2026
New Zealand was awarded a penalty in first half stoppage time after Maya Hahn was brought down in the box but the decision was overturned after the officials considered replays for more than five minutes.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
This replays, of course, the buildup to the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
But replays showed the ball was still in his hands as time expired.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 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.
—Maura Carey, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replays
Noun
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But then to have [this mutation] be so massive and so many repeats stuck in there, that is unusual.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
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Excludes, sports, specials, news and repeats.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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After three verse-chorus repetitions, the quartet stop the song cold and set off in a new direction, churning out pure noise even as drummer Steve Shelley keeps everyone anchored.—
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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The research describes soleus push-ups as sustained contractions rather than individual repetitions, suggesting the movement should be performed continuously over time.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
26 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Replays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replays. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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