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also rôle
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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 role
Management provided the coaching staff with a series of options at forward, from Europe, via trade, minor league graduations, and a recent free-agent addition in Roslovic, who needs to play a feature role due to the nature of his contract (described here by Daniel Nugent-Bowman at The Athletic).
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Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
For Moran, taking on the role of Cook’s father carried special weight.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Myers will continue in that role for the Commanders.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The Guard's actual role in immigration enforcement in these deployments remains unclear.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
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Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
For Moran, taking on the role of Cook’s father carried special weight.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Myers will continue in that role for the Commanders.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The Guard's actual role in immigration enforcement in these deployments remains unclear.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for role
Noun
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Exact details about the system are obviously classified, but the EW system seems to combine several advanced EW functions.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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Rather than decreeing top-down policies, companies should engage employees—across roles, functions, and work modalities—in conversations about what hybrid work should look like.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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That was due in part to an 80-yard drive to begin the third quarter in which the 49ers overcame two penalties — both by wide receiver Jauan Jennings — and picked up four first downs.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Greenbergs were also to receive a monetary payment as part of the settlement, although Philadelphia city officials did not admit liability.—
Brandon Griggs,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Most were detainees taken by Israeli forces during the war in Gaza; however, the group also included 250 prisoners convicted of involvement in deadly attacks or held under suspicion of such security offenses, according to Reuters.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The involvement of Gaumont, which has a solid footprint in France and Italy, was another key component that ensured the film would feel authentic, Dubois said.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Her participation had already sparked controversy due to her past ballroom experience.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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In my lifetime, Palestinian political participation has been almost nonexistent.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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In experiments with a 24 ampere-hour cell containing a nickel manganese cobalt oxide (NMC) cathode, charging the cell to 70% capacity produced an internal temperature of about 1,100°C.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Valero and Phillips 66 refineries set to close account for roughly 18% of California’s refining capacity, according to state energy regulators.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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And a lot of the pseudepigrapha, like the fake gospels and fake apocalypses, fill in gaps in the record that can serve latter-day, post-biblical purposes.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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This particular challenge serves many purposes.—
Joe Boylan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, the department reported it was budgeted for 1,937 officers, but had a little over 1,600 positions filled.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Maybe that — combined with the steady growth of young defenders like Ashton Gillotte, Omarr Norman-Lott and Nohl Williams — will be enough to put KC back in position to lift its third Lombardi in four years.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Abdel Kareem Hana—Associated Press Attention will now also turn to the huge task of reconstruction inside Gaza.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
12 Oct. 2025
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In addition to being a stickler for city ordinances, Rader was known to participate heavily in outside activities like leading his son’s Cub Scout group and doing administrative tasks at the Christ Lutheran Church.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Role.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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