Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playacted
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The president is signaling that the U.S. is already more involved in the conflict than the White House previously let on, NPR's Franco Ordoñez tells Up First.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
18 June 2025 -
Toyota has even let on that this concept will compete in race form in Japan’s Super Endurance Series starting with the race at Autopolis circuit on July 26-27, as the brand’s engineers tweak the powertrain and chassis to maximize feedback for the new Celica.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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She's done research on bees in Belize, where people keep hives far from their homes and livestock and put on their protective beekeeping clothing in their trucks before getting out near a hive.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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Each year, the event brings the nominees to Broadway to put on a show – in just 10 days.—
Sequoia Carrillo,
NPR,
23 June 2025
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The newly vegan sister-in-law then called the caterer and pretended to be the bride, adding five new vegan options and approving a $1,500 charge.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Josef and Rosemarie raised three of Elisabeth's children, who Josef pretended Elisabeth left on their doorstep, while Elisabeth was forced to raise three of her children in a locked underground compound without windows.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, taxpayers in Los Angeles County, California, affected by the devastating wildfires in January have until October 15 to file their tax returns for 2024.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Hitting that figure would rely deeply on the $880 billion charged to the Energy and Commerce Committee, which means Medicaid would necessarily be affected.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Before trilogy is both one story and three films, following two people, played by the same actors, across decades.—
Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Shinwell meets with Moriarty, who's played by none other than Fresh Off the Boat star Randall Park.—
Samantha Highfill,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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This creates alarming scenarios where managers and executives are impersonated in corporate scams, and employees are tricked into authorizing fraudulent transactions.—
Balasubramani Murugesan,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The co-founder of the W3C Mobile Web Initiative in 2004 and head of new technologies at AOL who helped launch the AIM instant messenger client during the crazy internet era that was the nineties, Walsh claims to be one of the first people impersonated by hackers on the web.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Prosecutors concluded that the landlord acted in self-defense.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Lori also acted as Cameron’s agent for purposes of the ticket that permitted Cameron to enter the game.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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The experiments were conducted in a wind tunnel that simulated hovering flight conditions, with researchers focusing on accurately discerning wind directions during tethered flapping.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Dec. 2024
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Depending on the intensity, duration and sequence of those vibrations, sensations such as being tapped, stroked or squeezed can be simulated.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Playacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playacted. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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