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 Slow-motion replays showed the Argentine striker using his hand to punch the ball past goalkeeper Peter Shilton, but the referee didn’t see the foul. George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 After 68 minutes against Everton, Chadi Riad attempted to prevent Thierno Barry from shooting only for his right knee to buckle, appearing on replays to almost remove itself from its socket. Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 The Des Moines Register will live stream each speech and post replays on its YouTube channel. Brian Smith, Des Moines Register, 21 Aug. 2026 The 24/7 outlet has more than 200 hours of premium race content including live event streams, full race replays, select practice sessions and qualifiers, behind-the-scenes footage, archival videos and full coverage of the 2026-27 season. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026 Additionally, both Sunday’s women’s finals and key replays will air on NBC, which can be streamed online for free via DirecTV’s five-day trial and Fubo’s five-day trial. Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 Perhaps the better approach to convince such holdouts is not constant replays of the same extravagant talk track, but something more practical. Robbie Morrison, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Without the use of video replays, its unlikely any of those calls would have been made and the World Cup quarterfinals would probably look quite different. Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 The league also will implant contact-sensing computer chips in each basketball to aid officials with out-of-bounds replays. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replays
Noun
  • Don’t expect too many repeats here; Turner bakes with the seasons, with interesting flavor combos.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Sexuality and identity become intertwined, while the complexity of a person is reduced to categories that culture, including cinema, repeats.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Which surface, which model build, logged in or out, which region, how many repetitions per prompt, how variance is handled.
    Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Do this across the length of a yoga mat and back for 20 repetitions.
    Andee Tagle, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026

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“Replays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replays. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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