role-play

verb

Definition of role-playnext
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 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 Throw in high steal rates the past two seasons in a solid conference, solid defensive work overall, plus-rebounding for his position and his ability to get free points in transition, and the outlines of a role-playing wing are there. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2026 KPop Demon Hunters role-play items from Hasbro include such NERF items as Rumi’s Four Tiger Sword, Mira’s Curved Moon Sword and Zoey’s Spirit Blades, as well as HUNTR/X and Saja Boys Electronic Light Sticks. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for role-play
Recent Examples of Synonyms for role-play
  1. enact
  2. act out
  3. pantomime
  4. dramatize
  5. playact
  6. depict
  7. represent
  8. take on
Verb
  • The Islamic Republic is expected to enact unprecedented security measures, overseen by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, while the Basij paramilitary force will coordinate logistics, accommodation and crowd management across the various cities.
    — Emma Graham, CNBC, 4 July 2026
  • Passed as the second of three Reconstruction amendments, the 14th Amendment was enacted after the Civil War.
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 4 July 2026
Definition of enact
Verb
  • Put together this 393-piece Lego Marvel set to act out the subway scene from Spider-Man 2.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • Whether it’s induced by the unknown or past experiences, dogs may shake, tremble, bark, act out or hide when in distress.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Definition of act out
Verb
  • Walking back to our site, Casper pantomimed catching a trout.
    — AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 7 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Definition of pantomime
Verb
  • The pilot will dramatize the trilogy’s opening heist at the Hotel Theresa on 125th, a thirteen-story tower with a striking white façade once known as the Waldorf of Harlem.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • Plot synopsis House of the Dragon attempts to condense and dramatize the conflicting accounts presented in Fire & Blood—stitched together from testimonies and court chronicles—into a single authoritative narrative.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 June 2026
Definition of dramatize
Verb
  • Today, Margaret would be playacting her own massacre in active shooter drills at school.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
  • Trixie advises Alma to playact highness to flummox E.B.
    — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2021
Definition of playact
Verb
  • Barin is the hotel’s high-end teppanyaki restaurant, seating 10 people at the counter and up to 16 in booths lining a long mural hand-drawn on gold leaf depicting Osaka’s history.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • Zhenwu’s roots stretch back to ancient days as the god of the North, when he was often depicted as a turtle entwined with a snake.
    — Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
Definition of depict
Verb
  • The prices are high enough that health care spending represents 18% of the nation’s gross domestic product.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • The Balboa Peninsula, which Stapleton represents on the council, has historically been an infamous hot spot for public drinking, disruptive parties and brawls throughout the summer and especially during the Fourth of July.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of represent
Verb
  • Diaz said the fate of the next 250 years for the United States is dependent on how adults prepare the next generation to take on the mantle.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • From craft supplies to slides, an Overland Park storefront is taking on a new life as a family entertainment center.
    — Jenna Thompson June 30, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
Definition of take on

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