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Recent Examples of Synonyms for role-played
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While the Supreme Court lifted tariffs on many goods, ruling that the executive order used to impose them was unconstitutional, tariffs on auto parts were enacted under a different authority, and remain in place.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
16 June 2026 -
Trump has been making these kinds of threats since the tax was enacted in 2019.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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Spahn, who also represented Hearst Television at the emergency hearing, argued Adelman should consider the First Amendment over arguments for privacy.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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Mexican food is predictably the most prevalent cuisine represented, though with Sonoran touches.—
Von Diaz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Dec. 2025
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Prosecutors alleged that Chow acted out of a false belief that Carmack-Belton had shoplifted four bottles of water from his store.—
Jeana Fermi,
ABC News,
2 June 2026
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This is one of the earliest indicators of emotional intelligence because feelings with names become feelings that can be processed instead of acted out.—
Reem Raouda,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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One of the things that makes Batman Begins so definitive a depiction of Batman’s origin is that this film, like its sequel The Dark Knight, depicted Gotham City as a living breathing character in the story.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Hawkgirl was also voiced by Maria Canals-Barrera in Justice League, in which the character was depicted as Shayera Hol.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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Dembélé’s teammate, midfielder Rayan Cherki, was also on the HAC tip, though his was smaller and rendered in creamy beige.—
Max Berlinger,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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The resulting flooding rendered the antenna inoperable.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
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Lastly, the Angels played the video deposition of Eric Smith, a former Arizona Diamondbacks farmhand.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
9 Dec. 2025
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The two albums were released on the same day back in January 2005, and each album will be played in full at each date.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Role-played.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role-played. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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