Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for role-played
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The campaign, reported first by CNBC, is part of a Republican effort during the week taxes are due to highlight proposals, like no tax on tips and no tax on overtime, that were enacted as part of the 2025 GOP tax and spending bill.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026 -
David Paterson and Andrew Cuomo, aided by Mayor Mike Bloomberg, enacted successive reforms culminating in Tier 6 in 2012.—
Daniel DiSalvo,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Democrat represented parts of Westchester County and the north Bronx in the House of Representatives for over 30 years from 1989-2021.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Administrators and principals represented by Associated Administrators of Los Angeles are also negotiating with the district.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Like other states around the country, Tennessee was closing its public psychiatric hospitals, and mentally ill people who acted out were simply being jailed.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Administration officials have argued Ross acted out of self-defense, alleging Good was impeding federal law enforcement.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
18 Jan. 2026
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Ordinary humans like Stephen’s selfish boss are depicted as giant walking eggs, while others are proportioned like bobble heads.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
11 Apr. 2026
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Duchamp also penciled in the back of the young girl’s hair in a mirror depicted in the ad.—
Howard Halle,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Or the mood might call for ripping into smoky lamb shoulder, rubbed with baharat (Lebanese seven spice) and rendered to a consistency somewhere wonderfully between melty and ropy.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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What’s heightening the crisis is that stopgaps typically used to offset supply shocks have been rendered moot.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Arthur would have looked very different had another actor played him, according to the filmmaker.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Suffice it to say that eventually the tale of childhood catches up with the adult Sasha (played by Amy Zimmer), a filmmaker, who attempts to make sense of her past and Jeremy’s fate by undertaking her own investigation, at several decades’ remove.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Role-played.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role-played. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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