Thesaurus results for ROLE-PLAYED

role-played

verb

variants also roleplayed

past tense of role-play

as in pantomimed

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Florida’s Second Chance Act was enacted after years of collaboration among physicians, families affected by sudden cardiac arrest, legislators, athletic leaders, and advocacy organizations.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 July 2026
New Jersey enacted its assault weapons law in 1990 following a mass shooting at a California elementary school.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026

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Unsurprisingly, there was a strong Premier League presence among the leading clubs represented, but Crystal Palace and Sunderland will be particularly happy with their players’ exploits.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Many of the athletes represented are unlikely to earn significant NIL money—some might not earn any—by playing another season.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 July 2026

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Eventually, the rewrite and actors workshop rehearsal combined — a two-week period in which Jones, McCormick, Wilde, Rogen, Cruz, and Norton acted out, improvised scenes, and, most importantly, talked about characters.

— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 24 June 2026
In the video, Allie dramatically acted out both sides of the conversation, capturing the feeling of trying to extract a straightforward answer from her mom.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026

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Even the idyllic island on which the nymph Calypso (Charlize Theron) is keeping an amnesiac Odysseus when the film begins is depicted as a windswept sandbar that looks in danger of being washed away by a strong-enough storm.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 July 2026
While Street is depicted as a staunch professional in the show itself, Slavit observed that the camera consistently cut to her legs, servicing the male gaze and objectifying the character.

— Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

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Even for those in the financial ‘elite’ that Newcastle hope to join soon, vast transfer spending has rendered sales increasingly integral.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026
The project was born from Hebden’s long-running Spotify playlist, which has swelled to more than 2,300 songs and 192 hours of music in its decade of existence, and whose title is also rendered in a perpetually changing string of Wingdings.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026

Definition of rendered

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The bridge — which connects Detroit and Windsor, Ontario — was named after legendary Canadian hockey player Gordie Howe who played for the Detroit Red Wings, symbolizing the longstanding relationship between the two countries.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Wallack’s critique was echoed by former Beach Commissioner Saul Gross, a real estate investor who has played a significant role in Art Deco district preservation and whose Streamline Properties is on Washington.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

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