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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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At a moment when many working people feel ignored by both major political parties, this is a unique and meaningful opportunity for Gov. Ned Lamont to demonstrate his commitment to working class voters by enacting policies that protect them and their jobs.—
Ed Hawthorne,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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More than a half dozen states have enacted laws placing restrictions on diversity efforts at state institutions such as colleges and universities.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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Scenarios are acted out involving a rabbit who enjoys frequenting the circus and a ticket-taker bear who relishes enforcing the rules with all his brutal might.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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Prosecutors told the court that Vallow Daybell had acted out of self-interest, not self-preservation, with plans to cash in on her estranged husband’s $1 million life insurance policy.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 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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The climax of this biopic in miniature, of course, is the crash, which, like Sully, dramatizes the cockpit transcript from the real-life event with word-for-word detail.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
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The creators aimed to reflect the facts of the incident while changing names and dramatizing certain sequences.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 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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Banners depicting hometown heroes adorn the streets of Westminster in time for Memorial Day, honoring those who served in the U.S. military, including some who gave their lives.—
Thomas Goodwin Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
25 May 2025
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Visitors are greeted with a diorama depicting children and dinosaurs interacting peacefully in the Garden of Eden.—
Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
25 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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Lindsay Leahy, who represents Oceanside on the water authority board, requested last week an analysis of how much overall rates would need to rise if all water demand through the PSAWR program were to go away.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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The event's unique take on nightlife has attendees like Jackson waking up on the weekend to pregame at 7:30 a.m. with their friends.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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More Banana Ball is in store at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday when the Savannah Bananas take on the Firefighters in front of another sellout crowd.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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“Role-play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role-play. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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