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Recent Examples of role-play
Campers can while away their hours with axe throwing, Quidditch matches, foam sword fights, live-action role-play, escape room challenges and more.
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Robin Roenker,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
But what will inevitably be first in the conversation is the sequence in which two servants engage in rough role-play in a barn.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
According to the nanny, Banfield feared his wife would file for divorce and set up a phony account on a fetish dating website under his wife’s name to catfish and lure Ryan, 39, to the house for a consensual but violent role-play scenario.
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David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
Interpreting the prompt as a role-play scenario, Max raised the BB gun and fired.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Dec. 2025
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Robin Roenker,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
But what will inevitably be first in the conversation is the sequence in which two servants engage in rough role-play in a barn.
—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
According to the nanny, Banfield feared his wife would file for divorce and set up a phony account on a fetish dating website under his wife’s name to catfish and lure Ryan, 39, to the house for a consensual but violent role-play scenario.
—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
Interpreting the prompt as a role-play scenario, Max raised the BB gun and fired.
—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for role-play
Recent Examples of Synonyms for role-play
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Greenspan was also criticized for enacting policies that contributed to the subprime mortgage crisis that led to the recession at the end of the 2000s.
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After the collapse, state legislators enacted a law in 2022 requiring condo associations to have sufficient reserves to cover major repairs.
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Lawmakers must resist the temptation to act out of fear to block the growth of AI and its still largely unknown benefits.
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But, again, is acting out of expediency and the desire to streamline a conclusive end the same as delivering a final season representing the best of The Bear?
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Walking back to our site, Casper pantomimed catching a trout.
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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.
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The pilot will dramatize the trilogy’s opening heist at the Hotel Theresa on 125th, a thirteen-story tower with a striking white façade once known as the Waldorf of Harlem.
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Plot synopsis House of the Dragon attempts to condense and dramatize the conflicting accounts presented in Fire & Blood—stitched together from testimonies and court chronicles—into a single authoritative narrative.
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Today, Margaret would be playacting her own massacre in active shooter drills at school.
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Trixie advises Alma to playact highness to flummox E.B.
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The world drew heavily from the paintings of fantasy illustrator Frank Frazetta, who depicted scenes of barbarians and beasts in conflict, of pulp fiction heroes, femme fatales, and fierce warrior women.
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Another star at a similar distance from Earth is Bellatrix, which shines at the left shoulder of the celestial hunter depicted in the constellation Orion.
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Andrew Coffman, an Atlanta employment discrimination and civil rights lawyer, has represented employees and employers and worked as an internal investigator for companies.
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According to the study, the detections represent the most robust evidence of organic material found in Jezero Crater so far.
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The next World Cup match at Hard Rock Stadium will feature Ronaldo’s rival, when Messi and defending World Cup champion Argentina take on Cape Verde on Friday in the Round of 32.
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Up first, elite striker Erling Haaland and Norway will arrive to take on Yan Diomande and Ivory Coast on Tuesday afternoon.
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“Role-play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role-play. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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