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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playacts
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Which opposition player poses the biggest threat?—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025 -
Agencies such as Creative Artists Agency have warned clients that Sora poses a significant risk to their work and livelihoods.—
Gerard Scimeca,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Smith Canal Gate acts as a 50-foot-wide barrier between the San Joaquin River and thousands of homes in central Stockton in flood-prone areas.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Each Smart Tag acts as a key for specific reactions and sounds, and these can also unlock mini-games with missions and goals.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Jan. 2026
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As Cuenca plays a ball to the feet of his striker, Wilson dashes in the other direction, delaying Ibrahima Konate’s forward jump because the centre-back knows Bradley is unable to track both him and Robinson at the same time.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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In the dark romantic comedy-drama, True Blood alum Skarsgård, 49, plays tough biker Ray, who enters into a dominant-submissive relationship with Colin (Melling), a shy and directionless man who sings in a barbershop quartet.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But nobody pretends that number is reliable.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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Each night on her ongoing Short n’ Sweet tour Carpenter pretends to arrest a member of the crowd.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Friedland then impersonates his grandmother’s South African accent, to Kind’s delight.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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Brit star David Mitchell picked up a best actor nomination for his turn as a socially awkward puzzle-maker who impersonates his missing detective twin brother, in BBC hit Ludwig, with the show also scoring a best comedy nom.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Playacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playacts. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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