play (on or upon)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for play (on or upon)
Verb
  • The team used human stem cells to create three-dimensional, embryo-like structures that replicate early human development, including the formation of blood stem cells.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
  • This watch guide was created using technology provided by Data Skrive.
    Data Skrive, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In theory, Slot’s tactical out-of-possession shuffle to a staggered 4-3-3 should help Liverpool to defend on their right flank, but the ease with which Chelsea exploited the space was a culmination of weeks of warning signs.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • What figures such as Tate, Caz, Maalouf, and others are doing is exploiting civil instability and installing themselves as truth-tellers in a society where experts can’t be trusted.
    T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • General view of the Google headquarters in King’s Cross as the tech giant faces a 5 billion pound lawsuit in the UK for allegedly abusing its online search dominance.
    April Roach,Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
  • After the split, LaPaglia claimed she was emotionally abused by her ex during an episode of the BFFs Podcast.
    Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For leagues, the ability to leverage Reddit’s reputation to appear more frequently in search results or chatbot readouts should be seen as a nice bonus, Rosen said, rather than the main driver behind their on-platform strategy.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The hope for gold-producing nations like Ghana is to responsibly leverage this bountiful natural resource without falling prey to environmental degradation and civil strife.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Because there’s no route concept here, no trying to manipulate a defense with a quarterback’s eyes, or with misdirection, or by flooding a zone.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • There’s been no improvement in their real economy despite a stock market that seems manipulated higher, a la 2016.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Play (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/play%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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