Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for role-played
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Those cities enacted bans on single-plastic straws and stirrers, to require restaurants and businesses to be environmentally friendly by using paper straws instead.—
Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026 -
As of October 2025, 19 states have enacted legislation to observe daylight saving time year-round, if Congress were to allow such a change, and two states and several territories observe permanent standard time year-round, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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For him, Yuan porcelain represented a major cultural and technological breakthrough in Chinese art under Mongol rule, countering long-running, orthodox perceptions of the imperial dynasty.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Araghchi represented Iran at the talks.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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Like other states around the country, Tennessee was closing its public psychiatric hospitals, and mentally ill people who acted out were simply being jailed.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Administration officials have argued Ross acted out of self-defense, alleging Good was impeding federal law enforcement.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
18 Jan. 2026
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Or are aunts and uncles depicted as a family virus to be avoided and for which there is no vaccine?—
Geoffrey Greif,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Feb. 2026
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Similar to what was depicted in Love Story, his former assistant RoseMarie Terenzio revealed that Kennedy took Bessette out on a fishing boat to pop the question.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
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Thanks to a particle accelerator and a small cadre of dedicated scientists, the reference models are already in hand—rendered not in animation software but in micrometer-perfect anatomical form.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2026
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Whether rendered in a tailored dress or an evening gown, the neckline adds dimension to her otherwise minimalist wardrobe.—
Frances Solá-Santiago,
InStyle,
5 Mar. 2026
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Palisades won its first boys’ basketball title since 1969 after the program played 388 consecutive days without its own gymnasium because of last year’s fire.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Lewis played linebacker at Tennessee before signing with the Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2017 and appearing in the preseason.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Role-played.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role-played. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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