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
Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro are set to reprise their roles as Greg and Jack, respectively, with Blythe Danner and Teri Polo returning as well.
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Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
The female singers particularly knocked it out of the ballpark; both deserve record deals or Broadway roles.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Zabib’s long résumé of consequential roles serving women in the region includes her work as founder and executive director of Women for Justice and Equality, which leads the charge for women’s rights, peace, and security all across South Sudan.
—Emi Mahmoud, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Among his charitable and civic roles, Pallot was president of the Miami-Dade Better Business Bureau and the local chamber of commerce.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Mulholland has worked at the Scottish FA previously, in youth development roles, between 2000 and 2003.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Only 30% of executives say their organization’s structures, roles, and processes can reconfigure quickly as business needs change.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Council Chair Mike Ertel said adding the roles are important for everyone's safety, especially as the department is stretched so thin.
—Madeline Burke, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Among all her roles, one stands apart.
—Karla León, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
The female singers particularly knocked it out of the ballpark; both deserve record deals or Broadway roles.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Zabib’s long résumé of consequential roles serving women in the region includes her work as founder and executive director of Women for Justice and Equality, which leads the charge for women’s rights, peace, and security all across South Sudan.
—Emi Mahmoud, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Among his charitable and civic roles, Pallot was president of the Miami-Dade Better Business Bureau and the local chamber of commerce.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Mulholland has worked at the Scottish FA previously, in youth development roles, between 2000 and 2003.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Only 30% of executives say their organization’s structures, roles, and processes can reconfigure quickly as business needs change.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Council Chair Mike Ertel said adding the roles are important for everyone's safety, especially as the department is stretched so thin.
—Madeline Burke, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Among all her roles, one stands apart.
—Karla León, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roles
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The company launched ClawBot in March, which appears as a contact within WeChat, allowing its over one billion monthly active users to connect directly with OpenClaw and execute tasks through the messaging interface.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Essential for tasks like guidance, this could help navigate things like submarines or deep-space probes without Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in the future.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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This material is for illustration and discussion purposes and not intended to be, nor construed as, financial, legal, tax or investment advice.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
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The agreement says that the flag cannot be removed, except for normal maintenance purposes.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Clairton plant provides 1,200 manufacturing jobs and hundreds of millions in tax revenue to the area.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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New Gallup polling finds that while more employees are using AI frequently in their work, there’s been an uptick in alarm that new technologies will replace their jobs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Investigations following a Russian drone strike in 2025 indicate that the NSC’s specialized confinement functions are now compromised.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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The setting does much of the work, but the layout is what defines how the property functions day to day.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2026
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After Monday's severe storms brought tornadoes to parts of Minnesota, Tuesday will be much quieter across the state.—
Joseph Dames,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The most important parts of the accords, though, were not in the accords.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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How scholars became aware of the Gimo archive, which includes nineteen works for mandolin, collected in Italy by the son of a Swedish iron manufacturer in 1762.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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The exquisite works conceived by Taiwanese jeweler Cindy Chao for over two decades can trace their roots back two generations.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Roles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roles. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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