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 LeachSynonyms
Examples 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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Brendan Le, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
That would require enormous changes in companies that have decades of ossified culture, with layers of management that are difficult to cut through.
ULA replay?
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Kansas City’s defense was waiting and stuffed him short of a first down — or at least mucked up the play enough that a replay review couldn’t determine whether Allen had reached the line to gain.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Verb
These four simple words will replay in your head for weeks, accompanied by the image of Aaron Pierre romping down the hallway.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
That would require enormous changes in companies that have decades of ossified culture, with layers of management that are difficult to cut through.
ULA replay?
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
The first three of those points came at the free throw line, after Duncan Robinson fouled Lillard on a three-point shot, a call upheld on replay.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Kansas City’s defense was waiting and stuffed him short of a first down — or at least mucked up the play enough that a replay review couldn’t determine whether Allen had reached the line to gain.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Replay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/replay. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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