role-played

variants also roleplayed
Definition of role-playednext
past tense of role-play

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for role-played
Verb
  • The Democratic Caucus said the fines are being assessed under rules enacted in 2023 specifically to punish Texas House Democrats for breaking quorum in 2021, when members left the state for 38 days to block GOP voting restrictions.
    S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • There are many other examples like this such as Prohibition enacted in 1920.
    David Thomas, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The controversy has sparked multiple lawsuits, including one filed by 12 families represented by the Herz Law Firm.
    Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Ham’s lawsuit alleged the project represented a fundamental shift in the club’s identity — transforming a traditional golf-centric club into a country club focused on non-golf activities.
    Chase Jordan January 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Administration officials have argued Ross acted out of self-defense, alleging Good was impeding federal law enforcement.
    Amie Parnes, The Hill, 18 Jan. 2026
  • His observations about the barbarity of women’s beauty regimens aren’t exactly new, but they are acted out with enthusiasm and verve.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Both in California and Iowa, many Jesus People were certain the events depicted in Larry Norman’s song would occur in either 1981 or 1988.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The footage released by CCTV depicted two opposing forces in the exercise.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Only netting 32 points through the initial two quarters rendered the game essentially over prior to the halftime dance-off between some fraternities and sororities of historically black universities.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The Lords of Algorithm would rather have the function of writing performed by ChatGPT-3 and the art rendered by DALL-E, the rest of us will still have to draft emails and fill out forms.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Trojans add two to special teams Long snapper Dylan Black and punter Lachlan Carrigan, both of whom played for Memphis last season, each committed to USC out of the transfer portal, rounding out the Trojans’ special teams unit.
    Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Werner has 24 goals in 57 games for the German national team and played in the 2018 World Cup.
    Mercury News, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Role-played.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role-played. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.

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