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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(US, sports) Describing a sports commentary in which a commentator describes every action in some detail as it occurs, often assisted by a second commentator who provides background information and other comments..
So I collected a cross section of play-by-plays, definitely not as many as I'd like to collect but enough to feel pretty comfortable with what I was seeing.
Use play-by-play when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Play-by-play means (US, sports) Describing a sports commentary in which a commentator describes every action in some detail as it occurs, often assisted by a second commentator who provides background information and other comments..
Common synonyms include ball-by-ball.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
So I collected a cross section of play-by-plays, definitely not as many as I'd like to collect but enough to feel pretty comfortable with what I was seeing.
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