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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playacted
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And a new-and-improved version of me is probably the best answer to the questions posed by Lassana Diarra’s landmark win over FIFA at the European Court of Justice last year.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025 -
In the images, Powers and Destiny posed together lounging on a couch, embracing each other, sharing a few laughs, and staring into each other’s eyes.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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There was also a wastebasket, tom-tom, and the seats of four chairs all made out of human skin.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Want to guess how the next three hitters made out?—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Then a frantic 19-point rally in the closing minutes made the final score feel closer than most of the night’s action let on.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Analysts say the latest developments in Sino-Russian relations reinforce longstanding suspicions defense cooperation between the quasi allies runs deeper than Beijing lets on.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Panthers took a delay of game right after Dowdle’s burst, which Canales put on himself.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Doja Cat and Anok Yai put on for flipped and bumped bobs respectively, which has proven to be a year-round cut.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Oct. 2025
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In Week 6 of the TSSAA football season, Brentwood Academy junior edge-rusher Kenneth Simon II registered a sack against Ensworth and formed his hands into a circle, then pretended to roll a pair of dice.—
Tyler Palmateer,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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True desires were revealed during the blackout, as Chuck pretended to be Blair's British boyfriend, Marcus.—
Emily Exton,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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Heat and humidity have also affected the Shanghai Masters, which is running alongside the Wuhan Open.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Thousands of passengers on dozens of flights were affected, with some having to sleep in the airport.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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McAvoy and Lindholm played just 50 and 17 games, respectively; Brandon Carlo got dealt to division rival Toronto; Zadorov never quite lived up to his beefy new deal; and youngster Lohrei struggled with too heavy of a load too soon as the carnage unfolded around him.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The unconventional thriller played like gangbusters to the buzzing New York crowd.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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The account that had impersonated him, after blowing up on @joma_gc, deactivated and removed all of its information from the page.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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According to The Cut, Tami also impersonated Kendra for her last Halloween party, dressing as a scarecrow in a prison jumpsuit paired with a mask of her mugshot and phones clutched in its hands.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Playacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playacted. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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