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Recent Examples of role-play
Staffers and volunteers role-play as cowboys and camp cooks.
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Jim Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
There are poems, college essays, and excerpts from role-play sessions with AI chatbots.
—Claire Bryan and Sharon Lurye, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
That’s apt, since the drama tells the story of young corporate heir, Ban Ju-yeon, who assumes the identity of Black Dragon in a role-playing game.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 6 Mar. 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, 4 Mar. 2025
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Jim Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
There are poems, college essays, and excerpts from role-play sessions with AI chatbots.
—Claire Bryan and Sharon Lurye, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
That’s apt, since the drama tells the story of young corporate heir, Ban Ju-yeon, who assumes the identity of Black Dragon in a role-playing game.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 6 Mar. 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, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for role-play
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After Nixon was named a first-team All-Pro for his kick-return prowess in both 2022 and 2023, the NFL enacted a rule change that moved touchbacks from the 25-yard line to the 30 for the 2024 season.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Market conditioned to rally We’ve been conditioned, since 1987, to expect market panics and crashes to be relatively short-lived and reversed by policy actions enacted by both the federal government and the Federal Reserve.—
Ron Insana,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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His days are spent either sitting sadly on Iris’ bed with literal hangdog eyes or acting out and destroying things in her apartment.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Twin Cities,
2 Apr. 2025
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But most small children eventually outgrow the impulse to act out.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
27 Mar. 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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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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Unlike Molly, who's politely reticent and reluctant to speak up for herself, Nikki can't resist expressing her anger and sorrow—or, more precisely, dramatizing them for whatever audience of oncologists happens to be in range.—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The network’s right to turn George and Tammy’s story into a TV show came from the First Amendment and from buying the rights to dramatize Georgette’s book.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Mar. 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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Photos depict a heartbreaking sight, with Hector’s rib cage protruding through his weakened body as red blotches line his ivory and brown coat.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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The older pair are named Romulus and Remus after the mythological founders of Rome, who are traditionally depicted as being suckled by a she-wolf.—
Jon Schlosberg,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Newsweek has reached out to the legal team representing Trump's presidential campaign for comment via email on Thursday.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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This trip back to Chicago was supposed to represent something new.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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This lustrous airy silk gown with sheer panels along the chest and the back is not only the dreamiest take on a slip dress, but an obvious choice for a minimalist.—
Sarah Zendejas,
Vogue,
6 Apr. 2025
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The goal of marketing is quickly changing by placing more emphasis on collaboration with the CEO and other C-Suite members to directly solve for consumer pain points, while taking on even more responsibility for branding and business growth.—
Billee Howard,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Role-play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role-play. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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