role-played

variants also roleplayed
past tense of role-play

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for role-played
Verb
  • While the tax law of 2025 led to some modifications in the QSBS rules, the tax changes apply only to shares acquired after that law was enacted.
    Bruce Brumberg, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Notably, the change was enacted on a bipartisan basis, Cassidy said.
    Lorie Konish, CNBC, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • David Glassman, who represented the state, said any affair was irrelevant.
    Andrew Dalton, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
  • As more of the execution layer becomes automated, the role of the media professional is shifting toward strategy, context and judgment, particularly in how brands are represented as systems take on more of the day-to-day decisions.
    Sergio Alvarez, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Until July 15, Argentina fans looking for community or local fanatics can view and purchase the World Cup depicted through the eyes of an artist, fútbol lover and Argentinian woman in Café Corazón at 110 Southwest Blvd.
    Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
  • In the short teaser trailer, Olive can be seen surprising Adam with an unexpected kiss as her friend Ahn looks on, a scene that is also depicted on the book’s cover.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • For quieter moments, the bedrooms offer a calmer counterpoint, including one rendered in soothing blue tones with views over the lush greenery surrounding the home.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 June 2026
  • Everything else, no matter how massive in scale or painstakingly rendered, is just sound and fury, not the master nor commander of anything.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • The Smith Family Foundation has played a leadership role in Trenton, New Jersey, for a decade.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • This time green and red shared the spotlight as Algeria played Austria in a Group J match, the final one that determined who would advance to the knockout stage.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2026
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“Role-played.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role-played. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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