role-played

variants also roleplayed
Definition of role-playednext
past tense of role-play
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Verb
  • In this particular case, legal justification will flow through China's Anti-Monopoly Law, first enacted in 2008 and strengthened through amendments in 2022, and originally presented as a mechanism to ensure fair market competition.
    Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
  • With overwhelming bipartisan support, Indiana enacted one of the most comprehensive state-level national security laws in the country.
    Joe Gebbia Sr, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Price, who has represented the district since 2013, faces a dozen felony charges, including grand theft by embezzlement of public funds, conflict of interest and perjury.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 9 May 2026
  • Henry Waxman, a congressman who represented the city’s West Side, used the incident as a pretext to propose a bill in Congress that banned the use of federal funds for tunnelling under a large swath of Wilshire.
    Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • Friends and family say Wright acted out throughout the trial, including missing previous court dates and removing himself from the stand.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The mural depicted a wigged judge attacking a protester with his gavel.
    Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 2 May 2026
  • The works depicted broken figures staggering toward the viewer in ragged uniforms — in distorted sizes, giant hands and small heads.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Each wavy stripe is rendered in beige leather, as well as the toe-tip.
    Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
  • The 53-year-old coach does not want to see the regular season be rendered meaningless.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • The Celtics played without Tatum after he was ruled out about 90 minutes before tipoff with left knee stiffness.
    Kyle Hightower, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
  • Meanwhile, Ella was explaining to my mother why the teacher had sent a note home with her and recounting how her friend Stacy had played kitchen with a new girl during free time at school and allowed Ella to join them only for the cleanup part.
    Chang-rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
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“Role-played.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role-played. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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