Thesaurus results for ROLE-PLAY

role-play

verb

Definition of role-play

as in to enact

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Recent Examples of role-play KPop Demon Hunters role-play items from Hasbro include such NERF items as Rumi’s Four Tiger Sword, Mira’s Curved Moon Sword and Zoey’s Spirit Blades, as well as HUNTR/X and Saja Boys Electronic Light Sticks. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Throw in high steal rates the past two seasons in a solid conference, solid defensive work overall, plus-rebounding for his position and his ability to get free points in transition, and the outlines of a role-playing wing are there. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2026 On the gacha role-playing game NTE, the bright colors had a vibrancy that won me over a bit more, even if Crimson Desert didn’t look that realistic. — John Brandon, Wired News, 19 June 2026 But some users find clever ways to sidestep those controls, by disguising sensitive requests as role-playing games, poems or pictures, with many swapping tips and ideas online. — Kevin Schaul, Washington Post, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for role-play

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Pan, a pediatrician, made national headlines while in the Legislature for leading California’s efforts to enact strict school vaccine laws.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
The earliest Democrats could enact new maps would be for the 2028 election.

— Colin Pascal, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of enact

Verb

Likewise, Duong used her cameras to create a safe space for her family to act out past memories to, at long last, talk about what each means to one another, good and bad.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
Some of the stories are just spoken matter-of-factly, while others are acted out with Jaku doing all the voices.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of act out

Verb

The 1988 Cy Young award winner deftly explained what made Ohtani’s new curve so unhittable, even going as far as pantomiming the throwing motion and grip to more effectively illustrate his point.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
Before a Lakers win in Denver this season, James found one of his friends, Nuggets assistant Jared Dudley, and pantomimed a crank with one hand while raising his middle finger of the other.

— Dan Woike, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026

Definition of pantomime

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The case has been examined in numerous documentaries and TV specials over the decades, but Netflix’s forthcoming project will dramatize the Ramsey family and the investigation surrounding JonBenét’s death.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
At any rate, Greengrass finally decided to dramatize the Peasants’ Revolt on the second day of the 2020 pandemic lockdown.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of dramatize

Verb

The Rock Art Trail is fun and educational, as is trying to identify what some of the animals depicted are.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Video posted on social media by activists accompanying pro-government factions depicted what was said to be the aftermath of attacks on Houthi positions along the Red Sea coast.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of depict

Verb

BlackRock, Carhartt, Ford and Google founded the Alliance in July — the same four companies represented on the panel.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
The vice president tried to cast the GOP as representing common sense in the face of a Democratic push to the left.

— MICHELLE L. PRICE, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of represent

Verb

In a picture shared in the post taken on Fall Picture Day, Cagle said Burfield had relaxed smile and a sense of ease.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026
Yet, despite these extraordinary advances, the brain still holds countless mysteries, with much more left to learn and discover and optogenetics has given us a powerful means to take on these challenges.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026

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