Thesaurus results for ROLE-PLAY

role-play

verb

Definition of role-play

as in to enact

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Recent Examples of role-play On the gacha role-playing game NTE, the bright colors had a vibrancy that won me over a bit more, even if Crimson Desert didn’t look that realistic. — John Brandon, Wired News, 19 June 2026 But some users find clever ways to sidestep those controls, by disguising sensitive requests as role-playing games, poems or pictures, with many swapping tips and ideas online. — Kevin Schaul, Washington Post, 18 June 2026 Game Studio is working on an action role-playing game that brings the fictional video game at the heart of the series to life. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 10 June 2026 This hybrid live-action role-playing game and work of interactive theater enables guests to live out mini-Wild West adventures while interacting with more than two dozen actors. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for role-play

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The problem is that those court orders conflict with guidelines enacted by conferences such as the SEC and Big Ten.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
They were first enacted in 2021 during the Biden administration.

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of enact

Verb

Traditional Rocky Horror movie showings include a costumed cast acting out the events on screen, with bags of props handed out for audience participation during certain scenes.

— Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Garcia lends the whole song theater-kid interpretation, essentially acting out the lyrics in pantomime, grasping out in front of her, clutching her face.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of act out

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The 1988 Cy Young award winner deftly explained what made Ohtani’s new curve so unhittable, even going as far as pantomiming the throwing motion and grip to more effectively illustrate his point.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
Before a Lakers win in Denver this season, James found one of his friends, Nuggets assistant Jared Dudley, and pantomimed a crank with one hand while raising his middle finger of the other.

— Dan Woike, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026

Definition of pantomime

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The Trial of Louise Woodward will dramatize the story of Woodward, an 18-year-old British au pair who in 1997 was accused of shaking to death a baby who was left in her care by her host family in Massachusetts.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
Two teenagers, aided by an arborist, climbed a 100-foot pine tree outside a Pasadena high school Saturday to dramatize a campaign to stop a soil remediation project calling for the removal of nearly 200 trees at several school campuses.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of dramatize

Verb

Golf equipment powerhouse Callaway ended its partnership with Good Good Golf amid the justified backlash over a video ad for a new Callaway driver that depicts a man aggressively shoving a woman to the ground.

— Greg Cote August 30, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
And inside, the shoe’s insoles are printed with graphics depicting piles of beads — just in case the inspiration was lost on anyone.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of depict

Verb

For the traditional Telugu Hindu ceremony, their priest translated Sanskrit to English in real time, and the mandap was designed as a circle to represent how life flows into itself for eternity.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
Dontay Wilson, president of UAW Local 31, which represents employees at the General Motors plant, said workers want stability after years of uncertainty.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of represent

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The rest of the lunar surface may take on an eerie reddish-orange hue, creating an impressive 'almost blood moon'.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Plessi was best known for engaging history and tradition with the digital, creating installations that took on an architecture of their own.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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