role-playing

verb

variants also roleplaying
present participle of role-play
as in enacting

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  1. enacting
  2. acting out
  3. depicting
  4. rendering
  5. representing
  6. taking on
  7. playing
Verb
  • But since daylight saving time has ended, enacting the law now would mean an immediate one-hour time jump forward across the country, barring changes to the legislation.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Procedural fastidiousness has become an end in itself rather than enacting substantive policy.
    — David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of enacting
Verb
  • Jenn asks Ryan if Dominic acting out at school has anything to do with her divorce.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Attendees are encouraged to wear costumes, and the live cast will lead the audience in acting out scenes and songs from the movie.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of acting out
Verb
  • Reflecting its subject himself, an aura of decency permeates the new drama depicting the wartime years of actor Jimmy Stewart’s life.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The show has similarly wrestled with a choice between depicting old-money luxury or something more grounded and attainable.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of depicting
Verb
  • But there is fear among players and coaches that appeals by the NCAA could ultimately go against them, rendering them ineligible again.
    — Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Some of the fleet’s older satellites suffered from atomic clock failures, rendering them partially or totally unusable.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of rendering
Verb
  • Volunteers and lawyers representing each campaign look on in anticipation of potential litigation.
    — BILL BARROW, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • An attorney representing Zanna did not respond to a request for comment.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of representing
Verb
  • The booster also supported six Starlink flights before taking on USSF-432.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • In the case of Yemen, the ground fighters inside the country who are taking on the Houthis are deeply divided and fought each other as recently as January.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of taking on
Verb
  • Saddiq Bey had 13 points for New Orleans, which was playing the opener of a two-game California trip.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The digital creator has gone viral a number of times in the past for his whiteface sketches, from playing a rowdy redneck to Erika Kirk.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of playing
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