Thesaurus results for ROLE-PLAYING

role-playing

verb

variants also roleplaying

present participle of role-play

as in enacting

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The city council would not be able to vote on enacting the moratorium until December.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
Thursday's administrative agreement was expected to remove obstacles to enacting the earlier deal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026

Definition of enacting

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Kids ages 9 and up will spend hours acting out scenes as Cinderella and Gus with this Lego set.

— Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
When a teacher, coach, counselor, pediatrician, or school psychologist sees a boy who is withdrawing, escalating, or acting out, that should prompt care.

— Wes Moore, STAT, 1 July 2026

Definition of acting out

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SpaceXAI only sent one tip regarding Jane Doe 4 to NCMEC in February, when the stepfather asked the model to generate an image depicting the girl being raped by multiple men, according to the complaint.

— Huo Jingnan, NPR, 9 July 2026
Wilder’s work has since faced criticism for depicting some ghastly attitudes toward Native Americans.

— Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2026

Definition of depicting

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Australia’s online platforms are stumbling at the very first step in implementing age checks for users, rendering a world-first teen social media ban ineffective, a study by a team that advised the government’s rollout of the curbs found.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 July 2026
These extreme weather changes can cause pavement to expand, crack and warp, rendering some roads unusable until they are repaired.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 July 2026

Definition of rendering

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Hosted by Natalia Téllez, the show follows 20 contestants from from a nationwide audition process, representing the United States, Puerto Rico and several Latin American countries.

— Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
The defense attorneys representing Karmelo Anthony, who was sentenced to 35 years in the death of Austin Metcalf, filed two new legal motions on Tuesday.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

Definition of representing

Verb

Athletic Club Boise will test itself on the world stage next month, taking on Sporting FC from Costa Rica’s top division.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
With interest rates still elevated, savers who have accumulated a substantial cash balance have an opportunity to earn meaningful returns without taking on market risk.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 July 2026

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