playacted

Definition of playactednext
past tense of playact

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for playacted
Verb
  • Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said that the strikes posed no risk of contamination, according to state media.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Scout seems insightful, based on its response to a question posed by The Associated Press about why one of Silicon Valley’s brightest stars faded away a decade ago.
    Michael Liedtke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Plastic products are partly made out of oil, which has gone up more than 40% since the start of the war in late February.
    Julian Torres, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Photons, which are massless, could be made out of massive particles in de Sitter space.
    Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Even the ideology of the group’s patron saint was more complicated than the ACC lets on.
    Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Eventually, the girl let on that her classmate had indeed been bothering her, poking her in the back and face with his fingers — but did not say the boy had threatened to kill her, according to the police report.
    Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Miles put on a show during the fourth quarter with back-to-back layups that extended TCU’s lead to 65-52.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Instead, Hall put on late-night shows in the basement of his home and became a popular child magician, earning money by doing his routine at ritzy parties and travelling to magic conventions.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The criminals pretended to work for the FBI.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • This time, the scammers pretended to be representatives of Indiana and Maryland’s courts.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Our team will continue exploring ways to reduce tick exposure that will benefit homeowners and affected communities.
    Emily Bache, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Still, the attack may have affected numerous software developers considering Axios’s reach.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Timberwolves also played without starting forward Jaden McDaniels (right knee soreness) and guard Ayo Dosunmu (right calf soreness).
    CBS News, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Neither Green nor Booker played in the fourth quarter as the Suns cruised to the victory.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But the mechanics of the fraud stay largely the same regardless of which badge is being impersonated.
    Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Angwin found out she was being impersonated through Casey Newton’s Platformer.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Playacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playacted. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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