variants
also rôles
as in tasks
the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists
studying the role of sunlight in the body's production of vitamin D
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Recent Examples of roles
The character got killed off after only one season but afterwards her career took off, with stellar ensemble roles in big-budget films like 2015’s superhero tentpole Fantastic Four and, that same year, Ridley Scott’s massive Matt Damon survival epic The Martian.
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Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Two roles, which absolutely could’ve been an exercise in special effects.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
Human personnel still play important roles in designing, managing, interpreting, validating, evaluating, repairing and protecting their systems and data flows.
—Jon R. Lindsay, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
The memoir is also a tribute of the sorts to women who, like herself, juggle multiple roles.
—Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Both will report to Kahane and will play key roles in building out the company’s feature slate.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
As of this week, 65% of the workers who will lose their roles have found a new position already, said Denisha Presley, Austin ISD’s interim officer of talent strategy.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
First hired by the Magic in 1989, Alex Martins has held various senior-level management roles for Orlando from his first stint with the franchise between ’89-98 and upon his return to the organization in 2005.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Laura Linney and Paula Patton have been cast in the series in undisclosed roles.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Two roles, which absolutely could’ve been an exercise in special effects.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
Human personnel still play important roles in designing, managing, interpreting, validating, evaluating, repairing and protecting their systems and data flows.
—Jon R. Lindsay, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
The memoir is also a tribute of the sorts to women who, like herself, juggle multiple roles.
—Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Both will report to Kahane and will play key roles in building out the company’s feature slate.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
As of this week, 65% of the workers who will lose their roles have found a new position already, said Denisha Presley, Austin ISD’s interim officer of talent strategy.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
First hired by the Magic in 1989, Alex Martins has held various senior-level management roles for Orlando from his first stint with the franchise between ’89-98 and upon his return to the organization in 2005.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Laura Linney and Paula Patton have been cast in the series in undisclosed roles.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roles
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In some cases, robots equipped with virtual reality (VR) and motion capture systems perform tasks such as returning empty boxes, sorting materials, and packaging products.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Mercury combines with Mars in your 6th House of Healthcare, pushing you to streamline tasks, speak up about workloads, and improve routines.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2026
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This article is for informational purposes only and does not substitute for professional medical advice.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Express Employment Professionals, a staffing agency that has worked with 13 NCIA graduates in the last 18 months, confirmed that many could not be placed because the positions require a full license for insurance purposes.—
Brendan Hellweg,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2026
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Leftist Democratic pols calling for states to tax the rich are ignoring the fact that the rich can exit their state, taking jobs, tax revenue and the right to congressional representation with them.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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With the February jobs report showing an unexpected decline in payrolls and oil spiking on the back of the Iran war, stoking inflation concerns, central bankers have their work cut out for themselves with these projections.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2026
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Each beam functions as a pixel.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Cypress facility currently houses corporate functions and the financial services business on roughly 25 acres, the company said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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As conflict destabilizes parts of the Middle East, the ripple effects are already reaching the region’s luxury economy, which has become a promising growth engine for a struggling global sector.—
Tara Donaldson,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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The show is equal parts investigation into the craft of writing and conversation about the topics of an author’s work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Featuring a blend of historic pieces with contemporary works by local artists, the exhibition highlights wide-ranging interpretations of form, geometry and place.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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The state’s dire budgetary straits have also spurred Democrats to look to fundamentally reform how state budgeting works.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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