playacted

past tense of playact

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playacted
Verb
  • Miranda even posed with Sweet Pea, a 6-year-old bull dog mix who has had the longest stay at Wags & Walks so far, more than 500 days.
    Nashville Tennessean, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The French government claimed the tests posed no danger to human life, but everyone in the area was exposed to radiation and cancers and birth defects rose in the local population in their wake.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Barely a tween at the time, the American Horror Story actress wore cropped camo-print pants, a black tank top and a purse made out of tires to the 2001 red carpet for her film Blow.
    Tanisha Bhat, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • Plus, they’re made out of my favorite Spacedye fabric, which is soft enough to lounge in, too.
    Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • The guy doesn’t let on to anything.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 5 Nov. 2025
  • But if any such expansion plans are in the works, Goldman isn’t letting on.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Her glam was put on full display!
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
  • So, put on your favorite Rat Pack record and get ready to learn some confidential information.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • King pretended to be dead as Lee tried to wrench open the cash register.
    Nina Giraldo, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
  • Samara Weaving once pretended to be her lookalike friend, Margot Robbie.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Fashion for Relief was registered in 2015 with the aim of uniting the fashion industry to relieve poverty and help those affected by natural or other disasters around the world.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 June 2026
  • For patients who may be affected, Wenzler recommends staying alert to scam e-mails and phone calls.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Lastly, the Angels played the video deposition of Eric Smith, a former Arizona Diamondbacks farmhand.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2025
  • The two albums were released on the same day back in January 2005, and each album will be played in full at each date.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Armed with those details, Logendran contacted Rogers’ online support team and impersonated the husband, claiming he had been locked out of his work account.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
  • Catholic Charities has publicly denounced representatives’ being impersonated to scam immigrants.
    Albinson Linares, NBC news, 4 June 2026
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“Playacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playacted. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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