role-played

variants also roleplayed
past tense of role-play

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for role-played
Verb
  • To bridge the gap, a handful of states have enacted orders expanding and protecting access, issuing blanket prescriptions, executive orders and insurance coverage requirements.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Newsom realized, though, that anything enacted by a California ballot initiative — such as the non-partisan election commission — can be undone by another initiative.
    Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Anyway, the major finding of this digital twinning of the FOMC is that, under political pressure, the board members will, as represented by agents, disagree and fracture consensus.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • His message represented an attempt to strike a message of reconciliation with rising tensions nationally.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Prosecutors argued the brothers acted out of greed, resorting to murder to get their multimillion-dollar inheritances before being cut out of their parents’ will.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
  • At trial, prosecutors argued the brothers acted out of greed, eager to secure their parents' multimillion-dollar estate.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Listings on marketplaces Etsy and needshirt showed shirts replicating the one depicted in images the FBI circulated in their search for the suspect.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Christy costars Ben Foster as Martin's manager-turned-husband James, initially depicted as loving and supportive (one shot shows Christy gleefully leaping into his arms after winning a match), but eventually revealed as possessive and dangerous.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Faring even worse is Clara, thinly rendered as an ungrateful child and an obstacle for her mother.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2025
  • When workers are used as invisible inputs in opaque AI systems that determine hiring, promotions and surveillance protocols, their autonomy can be eroded—and traditional labor rights rendered toothless.
    James Felton Keith, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Pro Football Hall of Famer who played 17 years for the Miami Dolphins is widely considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, served as an analyst for The NFL Today on CBS for over a decade and most importantly was in a movie with Jim Carrey and an actual dolphin.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Aduba, 44, played famous detective Cordelia Cupp, who was determined to solve an unexpected murder at the White House, in The Residence.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Role-played.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role-played. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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