Thesaurus results for ROLE-PLAYED

role-played

verb

variants also roleplayed

past tense of role-play

as in pantomimed

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Advertisement Ohio Ohio, which was required under state law to redraw its maps ahead of the 2026 elections, enacted new district lines that reshaped two districts in Republicans’ favor.

— Connor Greene, Time, 8 Nov. 2026
Even if a voter approved of policies enacted during his first few years, they were distracted when the focus was on him.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of enacted

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The union bargains with the Chicago Parking Association, which represents the more than a dozen private parking companies that employ the parking garage attendants, porters and customer service representatives represented by Local 727.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Cossovitsa continued to suggest that the Cypriot government was unwilling to support a project that predominantly represented Turkish Cypriots.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of represented

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But this post-apocalyptic drama turns out to be actually a play, being acted out on a technologically complex stage.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026
Prosecutors claimed Davis acted out of revenge for Shakur and his crew previously beating on Orlando Anderson, Davis’ nephew.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of acted out

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Bright blue lakes, often depicted in illustrations, are rarer than green lakes.

— Connie Hanzhang Jin, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
The outburst was in reaction to a video Trump reshared on social media in which former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama were depicted as apes.

— Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of depicted

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The fog rendered our headlamps nearly useless, blinding us more than lighting our way.

— John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2026
These two components are also rendered in black, as is the rest of the sneaker save for hits of silver coming by way of glittery tongue brands, metallic eyestay clips and a portion of the midsole with only a slight amount of luster.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of rendered

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Federal district judges, even at the risk of physical threats, played a key role by throttling unconstitutional White House efforts to seize state voting records, curtail mail-in voting and manipulate the count in Alaska.

— James D. Zirin, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
That is underscored by the fact that Democrats also certainly played a role in getting the word out about Amendment 3.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

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