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The phrase "a play over" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a repetition or a performance of something, but it lacks clarity and proper usage.
Example: "After the first performance, the director decided to schedule a play over to refine the production."
Alternatives: "a replay" or "a redo".
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Nobody jumped at the idea of directing a play over which they were effectively to have no control.
Anthony takes a group of actors and an original premise and carves out a play over the course of six weeks.
If you must rerun a play over and over, like the Zapruder film, looking for a touch or tag, the call is probably correct, though not beyond question.
"Vince kept running a play over and over, saying: 'You missed that block, Triplett.' 'You missed that block, Triplett.' 'You missed that block, Triplett.' After the third time, Mel growled, 'Don't run that no more.' Vince didn't".
There's Andy, dutifully highlighting a local guy – "The Giants will call on Dover, Delaware's Renie Martin!" There's Andy, tossing a play over to Ashburn or Wheeler for analysis, sometimes with a corny joke, sometimes with a playful nudge to rile up Ashburn, the old batting champ who never met an umpire he liked.
While the N.F.L. rulebook contains a provision by which an official can whistle a play over if a player "declares himself down by falling to the ground, or kneeling, and making no effort to advance," that clause is generally invoked when a player slides feet-first or takes a knee.
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"Yes, definitely play over a touching speech about interracial tolerance with Wagner music".
Like a song that you play over and over again".
I Feel Like a Woman" played over a loudspeaker, the horse trotted past Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville and onto a red carpet in front of the fountains at Caesars Palace.
At the moment it just means a video playing over music.
You want a DJ being played over by an orchestra who are then played over by the legendarily talented trio of vocalists Jina Burrows, Izzy Chase, and Max Barnes-Davy?
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