variants
also rôles
as in functions
the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists
studying the role of sunlight in the body's production of vitamin D
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Recent Examples of roles
The training will cover key roles, including line producing, location management, post production supervision, production accounting, being an assistant director, being a production assistant, being a production coordinator, and script supervising.
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025
And for an actress who has long played complicated female characters, Falco added that few roles throw her off track on set.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
All of it—having children because her husband wanted them, putting her career on hold to tend pear trees in a midwestern suburb—might come across as out of character for Smith, who spent her formative years subverting traditional gender roles.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
And while mediators such as the United States, Egypt and Qatar play key roles in setting the political conditions for deals, the ICRC alone is poised to facilitate such swaps.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Earlier this month, Nestle announced 16,000 job cuts, followed last week by Target’s first layoffs in a decade, which eliminated 1,800 roles.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Prior to joining Saks Global, Dunphy spent 16 years at Bloomingdale’s in various leadership roles, including most recently serving as vice president, regional director of stores in the Northeast and Midwest regions.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Faison has been seen on the Freeform show Everything’s Gonna Be Okay, with additional roles in films including Sweet Dreams and 2022’s Hellraiser reboot.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
Turner has also held a variety of senior financial management and leadership roles in Johnson & Johnson, BHP Billiton, Raytheon, and Honeywell.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025
And for an actress who has long played complicated female characters, Falco added that few roles throw her off track on set.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
All of it—having children because her husband wanted them, putting her career on hold to tend pear trees in a midwestern suburb—might come across as out of character for Smith, who spent her formative years subverting traditional gender roles.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
And while mediators such as the United States, Egypt and Qatar play key roles in setting the political conditions for deals, the ICRC alone is poised to facilitate such swaps.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Earlier this month, Nestle announced 16,000 job cuts, followed last week by Target’s first layoffs in a decade, which eliminated 1,800 roles.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Prior to joining Saks Global, Dunphy spent 16 years at Bloomingdale’s in various leadership roles, including most recently serving as vice president, regional director of stores in the Northeast and Midwest regions.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Faison has been seen on the Freeform show Everything’s Gonna Be Okay, with additional roles in films including Sweet Dreams and 2022’s Hellraiser reboot.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
Turner has also held a variety of senior financial management and leadership roles in Johnson & Johnson, BHP Billiton, Raytheon, and Honeywell.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roles
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Instead of gathering experts who advocate for their functional perspective and then compromise, AI enables teams where each member can think holistically across functions.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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Several major automakers have rolled out advanced hands-free cruise control systems with stop and go that can perform most driving functions without a driver.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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With Britain’s strongest sector, finance, benefiting from higher interest rates, and Germany’s motor vehicles and parts, struggling with tariffs and weak demand, the rivalry between the two economies is one to watch.—
Adam Gale,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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While wild game roadkill are usually allowed to be picked up and taken home to eat in many parts of the country, some animals accidentally killed by a motor vehicle first require state notification, a license and other steps.—
Stuart Dyos,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Many companies have embraced AI, seeing it as a more efficient way to perform tasks previously handled by white-collar office workers.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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In addition to their other tasks, house cleaners will arrange little items like these neatly.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Roles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roles. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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