role-playing

variants also roleplaying
present participle of role-play

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for role-playing
Verb
  • In response, Congress expanded federal power by enacting the Ku Klux Klan Acts of 1870 and 1871.
    Joel B. Rudin, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
  • Japan is enacting its most significant security policy shift since 1954, transitioning from a narrowly defensive posture to robust deterrence.
    Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • But parents could make a lesson out of going on a trip to the bank, or with very young children, Tsuei recommends pretend play, such as acting out buying toys from a store.
    Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 30 June 2026
  • But, again, is acting out of expediency and the desire to streamline a conclusive end the same as delivering a final season representing the best of The Bear?
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • The biggest of these controversies erupted in April after the president shared a post depicting himself as Jesus Christ, amid his feud with Pope Leo XIV.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The masks are often vibrant and colorful but sometimes intimidating, depicting superheroes, animals or other symbolic figures.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • This lack of competition has stunted the organizational capacity of both the Democratic and Republican Parties, rendering them hollow and unable to cultivate, train, or support a pipeline of young candidates.
    Peter Gosselin, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • Officers found a victim suffering from a gunshot wound and immediately began rendering aid.
    Richard Ramos, CBS News, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • Clark, a DFLer, served the Minnesota House from 1981 until her retirement in 2019, representing part of south Minneapolis.
    Riley Moser, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • That proposal drew opposition from unions and associations representing teachers and school employees.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 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
  • Win prizes playing interactive games, network with artists and entrepreneurs and enjoy signature drinks and bar snacks available for purchase.
    Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
  • Men leaders can pay attention to and be mindful of who in the workplace may be playing more of an emotional support role that falls outside their job description.
    Holly Corbett, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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“Role-playing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role-playing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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