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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
  • Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei addressed the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday and called for international coordination to address the potential risks posed by artificial intelligence.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Burnham chose to focus less on ongoing tensions in the Middle East and instead target Russian disinformation and the threat posed by AI.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of posed
Verb
  • Oregon was stunned by Oklahoma State, just two weeks ago, leading to real questions about whether the Ducks are the Playoff contender they were made out to be.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Plus, it's made out of aluminum for extra durability with long hours of play and accidental drops.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 21 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
  • The measure, which was put on the ballot by legislative Democrats, would require the state to set aside more money, particularly in times of revenue spikes.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In 2023, five of Lichtenstein’s works were put on US postage stamps.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 22 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
  • Mexico's government has called for evacuations in some areas and set up shelters for those affected.
    — MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The regions expected to be most affected are overwhelmingly in the Global South.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 23 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 26 Sep. 2026.

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