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Recent Examples of role-play
As in even the most sophisticated role-playing games, the best part is the journey, not so much the destination.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 2 Feb. 2025
Torres claimed at the time that the messages were part of a fantasy role-play that was then exploited by the Chicago man.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
After all, their jobs — as programmers, creative directors, and various other staff positions behind a massively successful online role-playing game — create the setting and narrative of the series.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2025
Gates, with cinematographer Eric K. Yue, shoots scenes after that initial role-play like a workplace comedy, taking care to detail the architectural elements of Atropia (production design by Ashley and Megan Fenton) alongside its operations, from the control room to prop studios.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2025
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 2 Feb. 2025
Torres claimed at the time that the messages were part of a fantasy role-play that was then exploited by the Chicago man.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
After all, their jobs — as programmers, creative directors, and various other staff positions behind a massively successful online role-playing game — create the setting and narrative of the series.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2025
Gates, with cinematographer Eric K. Yue, shoots scenes after that initial role-play like a workplace comedy, taking care to detail the architectural elements of Atropia (production design by Ashley and Megan Fenton) alongside its operations, from the control room to prop studios.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for role-play
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The Ivanhoe grant marked only the latest fallout in the Kansas City metro from the wave of spending cuts and reductions enacted since President Donald Trump took office.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
18 Feb. 2025
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Some states are already making moves President Biden’s administration largely blocked states from enacting work rules of their own and required 10 states to remove the requirement for Medicaid coverage.—
Amanda Seitz,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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In that sense, Mad Bills to Pay is a classic coming-of-age story about growing up and taking on responsiblity, about committing major actions and not just acting out.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Jan. 2025
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The research highlights the need to rethink how young students who act out are treated by educators, given the dire consequences of defaulting to traditional modes of punishment.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
31 Jan. 2025
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Yet not a sound emerges from the baying mob, which has been instructed to pantomime their appreciation noiselessly.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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Victor also skewers the institutions and people that routinely fail rape victims, from tone-deaf male doctors to female school administrators who pantomime solidarity while denying any legal responsibility.—
Jon Frosch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Resist the temptation to dramatize the details out of proportion and look at it in the context of the bigger picture of your life.—
Sandy Thibault,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The developments have drawn stark opposition from local residents and conservation groups, who conducted a media tour two weeks ago to dramatize the potential danger.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 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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His film, a sweeping three-and-a-half-hour-long epic that depicts fictional architect László Tóth, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor starting over in the United States, has been nominated for 10 Academy Awards.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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Then again, a closer confluence between what’s depicted, and the revelation of its meaning, would’ve certainly yielded stronger and more visceral drama.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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In addition to all that, Councilmember Traci Park, who represents Pacific Palisades, is heading up the City Council’s five-member ad hoc committee on wildfire recovery, which met for five hours Thursday to pore over rebuilding strategies.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Over 20 galleries representing more than 80 artists can be found inside the pastel stucco buildings with clay-tile roofs.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2025
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Snook takes on all 26 characters, a feat that won her raves, and a 2024 Olivier Award, in the London run of this Sydney Theater Company production.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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For her first appearance in the popular sketch, Carpenter took on Ariana Grande's role as the tone-deaf bestie singing at a couple's vow renewal.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Role-play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role-play. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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