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Synonyms of play (upon)
to control or take advantage of by artful, unfair, or insidious means
- played upon the customer's vanity to convince her to buy the expensive makeup kit
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“Play (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/play%20%28upon%29. Accessed 26 Jul. 2021.
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