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Recent Examples of role-play
Attendees emphasized safety and non-violence while role-playing scenarios with hypothetical characters – for example, a participant frustrated that not enough action is being taken to get the group’s message out and a right-wing protester there to harass attendees.
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Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
While many hadn’t played these kinds of tactical role-playing games outside of Japan before, for them, Final Fantasy Tactics was something very new and different.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The 10 best space RPGs of all time: Explore the galaxy in these stellar role-playing games
Almost a decade later, Star Citizen became the vehicle for Roberts to execute on his original vision for Freelancer.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 June 2025
The twist here is that it’s being seen through the lens of a Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game campaign, which makes sense for a play with a flash of magic in it.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
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Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
While many hadn’t played these kinds of tactical role-playing games outside of Japan before, for them, Final Fantasy Tactics was something very new and different.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The 10 best space RPGs of all time: Explore the galaxy in these stellar role-playing games
Almost a decade later, Star Citizen became the vehicle for Roberts to execute on his original vision for Freelancer.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 June 2025
The twist here is that it’s being seen through the lens of a Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game campaign, which makes sense for a play with a flash of magic in it.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for role-play
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Many of those same states have also enacted measures prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in women's sports.—
June 18,
CBS News,
18 June 2025
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The Patriot Act was enacted following 9/11, that expanded search and surveillance powers of federal law enforcement and intelligence and effectively justified the tearing down of those privacy silos.—
Hessie Jones,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Comments Midway through season 6 of Boy Meets World, Rider Strong recalls feeling tired of acting out dramatic storylines for his character Shawn Hunter.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
21 June 2025
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Hoyer could be acting out of self-preservation at the deadline of what might be his final shot in Chicago.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2025
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And Brunson kept up the energy through the show that followed, delivering some devastatingly personal compliment sandwiches during a leadership summit and frantically pantomiming elaborate insults while parked on a ferry.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
4 May 2025
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As Huff ran down the line, Bochy pumped his arms while pantomiming the Herman Munster trot.—
Andrew Baggarly,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Both supporters and opponents of the attacks are likely to dramatize events.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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This is a spectacle that is constructed by the federal administration to dramatize the threat, the fear, for people who aren’t local Angelenos, who are very far from the actual place.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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Today, Margaret would be playacting her own massacre in active shooter drills at school.—
Petula Dvorak,
Washington Post,
1 May 2023
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Trump’s modus, as ever, was to playact; his game has always been improv.—
Joe Klein,
Washington Post,
12 Jan. 2023
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Authorities also acknowledged a fake TikTok video circulating online depicting Sheriff Mike Morrison announcing Decker had been taken into custody following a long standoff.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2025
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Some scenes unfold like boxing rounds, with Carroll's commentary bringing the script to life, depicting lawyers landing jabs and witnesses ducking and countering.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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Certain teams are acutely feeling the limitations right now due to injuries and some players leaving to represent their home countries in the EuroBasket international tournament, which started on Wednesday.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
20 June 2025
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Frederic and Savoie would replace them, and represent an increase in skill and speed, with less of an edge in the case of Savoie.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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What is your take on the dramatic rise, and will Blues ownership continue spending to the cap?—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Politico’s take on the format offers longer conversations that don’t have to be broken up in the same way the predecessor shows are.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
17 June 2025
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“Role-play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role-play. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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