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replay

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






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We tell ourselves this stuff should be limited, that replay must only be used for specific situations, but we never limit it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

You can slow cook a 20-pound turkey waiting for NBA replay to resolve a contested out-of-bounds play.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

But the replay review again went the Dodgers’ way.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Later in the match, though, the referee went to video replay to review an incident in which Balogun stepped on an opponent’s ankle.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Coal let it replay a few times before he set his phone down.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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

The cameras will act more like computers that also extract data and create 3-D digital twins of the action, which can be used for replays and other viewing experiences.

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

Reports have suggested that the US questioned the use of slow-motion replays in the VAR review.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Bits of his past appeared in slow motion, the way television sports replays are sometimes shown.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

When Basaksehir refused to return, the match was abandoned and replayed the following day.

From BBC Mar. 18, 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

During REM sleep, scientists replayed the soundtracks linked to half of the unsolved puzzles to selectively reactivate those memories.

From Science Daily Feb. 15, 2026

Her mind replayed the chasm opening up, the waves below smashing indifferently against the jagged rocks.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

Charlotte was diagnosed with PAS and needed counselling after replaying the haemorrhage "over and over" in her mind.

From BBC Jun. 13, 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

I revisited decades of regrets, replaying what I should have said or done differently, wishing I had shown more kindness in tough moments.

From Salon Sep. 21, 2025

But soon she realized it was a news report replaying portions of the previous day’s show, with New Orleans police chief Eddie Compass and Mayor Nagin as Oprah’s guests.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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