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replay

[ree-play, ree-play] / riˈpleɪ, ˈriˌpleɪ /






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Lowest-ranked team Tadley Calleva came from behind twice to force a replay with Aldershot and will make the trip to League One Barnsley should they progress.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Mourinho also addressed the dismissal of Dean Huijsen, which awarded Atletico a penalty, admitting he had not yet watched the VAR replay.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

But his hand came off as he slid past the bag, and after a replay review, he was called out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

The clock on the replay feed differed from the clock on the feed the rest of us saw.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

But it was only a replay of his speech from six days earlier, the Oval Office address in which he’d announced the crisis to the world.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

I remember the shock and fear, the replays of the second plane hitting the World Trade Center, and the moment the second tower fell.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

"I've seen the images and the replays and at not one moment did I think I handballed it," Williams told Sky Sports.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

In such a world, fans will be able to watch replays from the view of their favorite athlete.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 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.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

She replays the scene: She is leaving Zach’s.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

That night in my room, I replayed the coy conversation with the Yankees fan, who wanted to meet up at the same bar the next night if I was up for another round.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

With emotions high at full-time, she pulled out her phone in a post-match interview with BBC Sport and replayed the incident to back up her complaints.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

These monumental changes arrived in a split second, and I’ve replayed the fall in my mind countless times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

And when she welcomed past “Top Model” contenders to “The Tyra Banks Show,” including Sullivan, she replayed footage of her assault on air despite Sullivan expressly asking her not to.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026

How many times had he replayed Mr. Casey’s words in his head?

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau

You know the world has changed, and you are replaying a model that no longer fits.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Her friends, like Elma and Anne-Marie, are still reckoning with what happened, replaying those final moments they spent with Charmain.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

“I keep replaying it and just thinking of the what if,” she told the outlet, adding that she’s grateful Grau decided to nap in his bedroom that day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026

I spent hours on end replaying the worst moments in my head.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

As soon as my mother and sister are asleep, I slip the pearl from the drawer and spend a second sleepless night clutching it in my hand, replaying Peeta’s words in my head.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins


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