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Recent Examples of role-play
Over months of role-play instruction at GRYD’s school for aspiring G.I.s, they were taught to broker peace between hothead gangs who were shooting up the streets of Southeast sector.
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Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
From hearing a story unfold through a beloved character to molding clay, solving puzzles, or role-playing emotions with a pineapple, real learning happens through interaction.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Many couples find that role-playing scenarios can capture the erotic charge without the complications of involving others.
—Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
The Tactical Games attracts thrill seekers and firearms enthusiasts with its combination of CrossFit-style workouts and military role-play.
—Calum Marsh Bridget Bennett, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
From hearing a story unfold through a beloved character to molding clay, solving puzzles, or role-playing emotions with a pineapple, real learning happens through interaction.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Many couples find that role-playing scenarios can capture the erotic charge without the complications of involving others.
—Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
The Tactical Games attracts thrill seekers and firearms enthusiasts with its combination of CrossFit-style workouts and military role-play.
—Calum Marsh Bridget Bennett, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for role-play
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However, it wasn’t ultimately enacted by the last Congress.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Andrew Harnik/Getty Images House Majority Leader Steve Scalise formally introduced legislation to enact President Donald Trump's $9.4 billion rescissions package on Friday, setting up a floor vote as early as Tuesday.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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One theory the documentary presented was that Lewis acted out in revenge against Johnson & Johnson, Tylenol’s parent company.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2025
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The accompanying video pays tribute to the popular anime Death Note and features the pair acting out a fan’s fan fiction.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
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And Brunson kept up the energy through the show that followed, delivering some devastatingly personal compliment sandwiches during a leadership summit and frantically pantomiming elaborate insults while parked on a ferry.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
4 May 2025
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As Huff ran down the line, Bochy pumped his arms while pantomiming the Herman Munster trot.—
Andrew Baggarly,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Renoir’s film dramatized the end of an era (of high-society frivolities, as war loomed), and so does Anderson’s; namely, the end of the age of buccaneer industrialism.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025
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Well, the theatrical piece dramatizes the real-life events of a highly successful British deception operation during World War II, helmed by intelligence officers Ewen Montagu and Charles Cholmondeley and aimed at misleading Nazi Germany about the Allied invasion of Southern Europe.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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Today, Margaret would be playacting her own massacre in active shooter drills at school.—
Petula Dvorak,
Washington Post,
1 May 2023
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Trump’s modus, as ever, was to playact; his game has always been improv.—
Joe Klein,
Washington Post,
12 Jan. 2023
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Administration officials have also depicted Abrego Garcia, a sheet metal apprentice, as a violent criminal, accusing him—without proof—of being affiliated with MS-13.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
7 June 2025
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Or the controversy over the stereotypically demeaning roles Black actors depicted.—
Paula L. Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which helped represent Apache Stronghold in the legal proceedings, also vowed to continue to work to ensure Oak Flat remains preserved for worshippers.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2025
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Morello isn’t only representing musicians in this battle.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2025
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Lopez takes on the title role of Aurora, a mysterious screen siren haunting the fantasies of a political prisoner held in a repressive South American jail.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Addiction takes on various forms and can look different for different people.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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“Role-play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role-play. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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