Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for role-playing
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Obama was enacting the two roles that presidents play.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026 -
Test the waters by sharing your plan before enacting it, then go forward with respect for people and outcomes.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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Reports from those calls reveal a spectrum of youth behaviors, from hallway bullying to acting out because of problems at home.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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With the games dripping out, one at a time, the entire planet is focused on a single match while it is being played, all the eyes of the world resting on twenty-two elite athletes acting out a sporting telenovela, living making decisions without a script, under conditions of hysterical pressure.—
Jeffrey Pierre,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Platte County Sheriff’s Office found 66 videos from the airport restroom, each depicting a different woman, on Ludwig’s phone, according to the probable cause statement.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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Utah has received just a fraction of its normal snowpack, with this February 2026 photo depicting very low coverage in the mountains around Park City.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Its lifeworld, its temporal and spatial perspective, contrasts with the human, rendering our characters as distant, as inanimate, as the stelae and sculptures that surround them.—
Ben Lerner,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
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As Lewis was rendering aid he was struck by a third vehicle, authorities said.—
Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Each year, the Hall of Fame selects just three inductees, with honorees representing distinct categories that recognize different corners of country music’s legacy, according to its website.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Sanchez had a great World Baseball Classic representing the Dominican Republic as well.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Oracle is leasing Stargate's data center campus in Abilene, and has been funding the buildout by taking on tens of billions of dollars in debt.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
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Hurley came to UConn in 2018 to rebuild after the first losing seasons in 30 years, taking on the program Jim Calhoun forged into a national power.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
22 Mar. 2026
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Kevin MacEgan, the couple’s eldest son, said his parents were victimized in this manner because of the choices made by Abril — and by the CHP, to approach Abril in a park filled with children playing baseball and other visitors.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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After playing baseball in college and a short stint in the minors, Jerry Lewis started his own business to help other aspiring entrepreneurs, particularly those who had been incarcerated or in gangs, to launch their own companies, his son said.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Role-playing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role-playing. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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