role-playing

variants also roleplaying
present participle of role-play

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for role-playing
Verb
  • Essentially, the second apron is acting as a hard cap, which is undeniably what the NBA envisioned when enacting these rules.
    Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • Behind each charge was a person enacting the king’s design.
    Robert Parkinson, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Being faced with an unavoidable conflict or having to work versus connecting (think staying in to do chores or homework versus spending time with friends) is the fast-track to acting out.
    Maressa Brown, Parents, 18 June 2026
  • The statement accused Blake of acting out of retaliation for an incident that occurred earlier in the lacrosse season.
    Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • More in Culture Photo Album Take a look at these photos of the week, depicting medieval armored combat in France, an early harvest in Romania, and more.
    Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • There’s the lively battle scene depicting the nobleman Charles Stanhope defending Jamaica (which had been made a British territory in 1655 and remained one until 1962) from France, the United States’ ally in the Revolutionary War.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Officers found a victim suffering from a gunshot wound and immediately began rendering aid.
    Richard Ramos, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • Officers began rendering medical aid until emergency medical crews arrived.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Huston, a 10-time Summer X Games street gold medalist, competed Saturday as part of the inaugural X Games League format, representing Team New York.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 June 2026
  • The prize is a bracelet with various charms representing FIFA competitors and their host countries.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • There is less emphasis on taking on the creative burden himself.
    Cerys Jones, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Old school computer gamers will be intimately familiar with the dungeon crawler genre, popularized by games like Wizardry and Eye of the Beholder, which involves moving in first-person on a grid, taking on monsters, finding treasure and delving deeper into a labyrinth.
    Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • Ella Bruccoleri may be playing a Bennet sister on TV, but the actress wasn’t always a fan of Jane Austen.
    Arushi Jacob, Variety, 25 June 2026
  • According to court documents, Zimmerman was playing golf at the hotel's course throughout the day with friends.
    Peter Burditt, USA Today, 25 June 2026
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“Role-playing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role-playing. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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