play back

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Replay, especially a recorded performance; also, repeat. For example, When we played back the tape of the concert we noticed a lot of missed notes, or He uses the same material again and again, playing back his old speech. [Early 1900s]

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"Seven years here is two years there. We are watching the event play back at quarter speed," he adds.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2025

Colman suggests that I might play back this interview and realize it’s completely useless.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025

Zalatoris couldn’t swing a club for months, instead whiling away the hours by watching family and friends play back at Maridoe Golf Club in Dallas.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024

Max Ojomoh then went over on the left seven minutes before the break but referee Luke Pearce brought play back, yellow-carded Care for falling on the tackled player and awarded a penalty which Russell kicked.

From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2023

Hundreds of miles of track crisscrossed Pittsburgh, taking people to work and play, back home and out once more.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

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