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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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play back

"It's expensive to play back home," Richards tells Armstrong.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

"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

“It felt good,” said Komin, who had a four-point play and three-point play back to back in the third quarter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2025

Dee Eskridge with an illegal block in the back on his first play back.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2023

They play back the last few minutes of taping and I watch the woman on the screen.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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