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playacted

verb

past tense of playact
as in posed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playacted
  1. posed
  2. made out
  3. let on
  4. put on
  5. pretended
  6. affected
  7. played
  8. impersonated
Verb
  • The most powerful executives in the artificial intelligence industry in recent days warned of a grave threat posed by the technology, issuing a series of statements calling for a slowdown in AI development.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Nora’s death could have been prevented, Gardner said, if the authorities had been more proactive in their response to the threat Carrillo posed.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of posed
Verb
  • Kimmel said the decision to put the interview on YouTube was made out of consideration for local stations that could face FCC threats to their broadcast licenses.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The cause of the fire is not known, but the neighborhood where the fire started is densely populated and most houses are made out of wood, according to Lubala.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of made out
Verb
  • But if the contract has more to do with his absence than the Steelers are letting on?
    — Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • What the number can actually tell you about your health is more complicated than the marketing lets on.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of let on
Verb
  • Humphreys' execution was put on hold previously due to questions over the clemency process.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • For that, Steven Teuber has been put on probation by a Pinellas County court and suspended as an attorney by the state Supreme Court.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of put on
Verb
  • The story goes that the couple had gone home from his show, and the husband pretended to be the Lovemaster.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The indie film is about a pair of Scottish rappers who pretended to be American to get a record deal.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of pretended
Verb
  • Because the case was filed as a class action lawsuit, if a judge sides with the plaintiffs, that decision will apply not just to the 17 scientist plaintiffs, but to any researcher whose work has been affected by the term searches.
    — Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The cuts affected all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with health, nutrition, the environment and disaster relief making up the largest share of cuts, the States United Democracy Center and Grant Witness organization found.
    — Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of affected
Verb
  • Kerry’s son Noah (played by Shea Pritchard) seems to be doing well for himself, at least, as a kid with college prospects.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The Pentagon spokesperson pushed back on that characterization, questioning how OSC could have played a role if that were the case.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of played
Verb
  • The agents also allegedly impersonated a moderator on the wiki, using an identical Cyrillic е character in the admin's username instead of the Latin one.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026
  • His character Ned Schneebly was supposed to be substituting — until Dewey impersonated him and stepped in.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of impersonated
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“Playacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playacted. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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