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also roleplays
as in pantomimes
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However, the laws can’t go into effect until the federal government enacts similar legislation, and both the 2025 versions of the bill fizzled out in a congressional committee.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025 -
Commissioners’ closest vote involved the portion of the budget legislation that enacts a less than 1% increase in household trash fees.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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James acts out by angrily finishing the painting of a sign on the Guinness plant wall.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Blanc specifically acts out moments from John Dickson Carr's The Hollow Man to illustrate the impossibility of the crime.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Role-plays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role-plays. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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