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play back

Idioms  

  1. 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

Haaland got back to his feet and clipped the ball over the top, releasing Jack Grealish, but Hooper brought play back for the foul.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023

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

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2023

I play back the whole terrible interaction in my head, examining the memory for clues.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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