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
  • Universities started enacting trainings about consent and bystander intervention.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Now, communities are left scrambling to cut budgets and find new sources of revenues, such as enacting a local income tax.
    — Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of enacting
Verb
  • If Graham fails in her bid, she can be forgiven for acting out of loyalty and love for her brother.
    — Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The diagnosis came after the actor learned that his own behavior of acting out dreams could be an early Parkinson's symptom.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of acting out
Verb
  • Johnson talks about researching police work but almost entirely avoiding depicting scenes of it on the page, and also explains why the book transitions from third to first person.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Another powerful work is Steve McQueen’s 1993 film Bear, depicting two Black men wrestling.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of depicting
Verb
  • Faculty members started rendering aid to the student until first responders arrived and began life-saving measures, according to Palm Bay Police Deputy Chief Nicholas Szczepanski.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Model Taylor Hill gravitated toward the Large Siena Bucket for its wearability and longevity, rendering it in a deep burgundy.
    — Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of rendering
Verb
  • According to the producers, Casparina was in Beijing representing Indonesia at an international forum when her citizenship was revoked over her opposition to the new regime.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Of the medical practices included in the analysis, attorneys representing 13 practices sought a 12% interest rate after a judge declared patients to be in default.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of representing
Verb
  • The sharp selloff in bonds has given investors a rare opportunity to lock in stock-market-like returns without taking on the risk that comes with equities, investment advisors to the ultra-wealthy told CNBC.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Established in 2022, the Albies showcase the achievements of individuals who have dedicated their life to pursuing justice on a global scale, often taking on great personal risk in the process.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of taking on
Verb
  • Fele Martínez has this incredible ability to be funny without playing comedy.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • And in the battle for control of the Senate, Republicans are now playing defense and spending tens of millions of dollars in some of the most Republican states in the country.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of playing
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