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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
Among other roles, there are plenty of incredible data engineers, data scientists and data analysts who use advanced research methods to provide genuine insight into their club’s chances of success.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Eric Bogosian and Justin Kirk round out the cast, reprising their roles as Daniel Molloy and Raglan James from Interview With the Vampire.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
To give so many deaf people the opportunity to work on a high-end TV drama was a really cool side bonus to getting Reunion made – not to mention the dozens of fantastic deaf actors who came in to play various roles in the show.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
This project became both an ethnographic and photographic study of how women inhabit, resist, and reimagine their roles in a context denned by deep contradictions – beauty and chaos, devotion and repression, tradition and transformation.
—Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
Known for its reliability and resilience, Canada Goose has supported on- and off-screen roles in some of the planet’s most extreme locations, empowering exploration of all kinds, both behind the scenes and front of the lens.
—Steven Huizar, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Marc Benioff said Salesforce has cut about 4,000 customer service roles now that AI agents can handle over a million customer conversations.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Hathway, Streep, 76, Emily Blunt, and Tucci, 64, will reprise their roles for the sequel.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Actors Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, and Elizabeth Reaser also played central roles.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Eric Bogosian and Justin Kirk round out the cast, reprising their roles as Daniel Molloy and Raglan James from Interview With the Vampire.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
To give so many deaf people the opportunity to work on a high-end TV drama was a really cool side bonus to getting Reunion made – not to mention the dozens of fantastic deaf actors who came in to play various roles in the show.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
This project became both an ethnographic and photographic study of how women inhabit, resist, and reimagine their roles in a context denned by deep contradictions – beauty and chaos, devotion and repression, tradition and transformation.
—Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
Known for its reliability and resilience, Canada Goose has supported on- and off-screen roles in some of the planet’s most extreme locations, empowering exploration of all kinds, both behind the scenes and front of the lens.
—Steven Huizar, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Marc Benioff said Salesforce has cut about 4,000 customer service roles now that AI agents can handle over a million customer conversations.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Hathway, Streep, 76, Emily Blunt, and Tucci, 64, will reprise their roles for the sequel.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Actors Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, and Elizabeth Reaser also played central roles.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roles
Noun
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By connecting these functions early, brands cut time-to-market, eliminate costly sampling cycles and align design decisions with both market demand and sustainability goals.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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The book functions as a set of nesting dolls, offering stories embedded in stories, a series of overlapping detours and evasions that ultimately coalesce as a vivid and coherent whole.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cause of crash is being investigated Videos of the accident show the carriage toppled to its side and crashed into a building on the steep and narrow street, with parts of the streetcar crumpled.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Observers across eastern Australia, New Zealand, Africa and parts of the Middle East will also see most of the eclipse phases.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The researchers built on this for stage 2, which replicated the findings from stage 1 in an independent sample and validated the bespoke Cognitron-MS tasks.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Considering this, finance professionals need to be extra careful when leveraging these tools for routine finance tasks.—
Bernardo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Roles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roles. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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