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also rôle
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the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists
studying the role of sunlight in the body's production of vitamin D
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Recent Examples of role
Shared laughter, being one of these moments, plays a key role in helping partners feel closer.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
All of these legal strategies have a role in the fight to protect and preserve the environment as an integral, interdependent living thing that is vitally important to us as humans but also in its own right.
—Dana Zartner, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2025
If future research confirms a causal role, therapies could aim to modify stomach-brain coupling, possibly using non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation, medications, or mechanical interventions.
—New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2025
For months, federal investigators have been examining how tens of millions of dollars has been distributed among Hartford nonprofits, some of which play a vital role across the city’s economically distressed north side.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
All of these legal strategies have a role in the fight to protect and preserve the environment as an integral, interdependent living thing that is vitally important to us as humans but also in its own right.
—Dana Zartner, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2025
If future research confirms a causal role, therapies could aim to modify stomach-brain coupling, possibly using non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation, medications, or mechanical interventions.
—New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2025
For months, federal investigators have been examining how tens of millions of dollars has been distributed among Hartford nonprofits, some of which play a vital role across the city’s economically distressed north side.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for role
Noun
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Washington is an exception – Trump has the green light to deploy troops to take on law enforcement functions under his sole command.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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This could alter the function of these powerhouses and help explain how ALS arises.—
Katarina Zimmer,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Aug. 2025
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But the group wasn't part of the Ukrainian president's initial sit-down with Trump.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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The change comes as Comcast spins off its cable networks — including CNBC, E!, Golf Channel, Oxygen, Syfy and USA Network — all of which are now part of a new company, Versant, and as MSNBC untethers itself from NBC News.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
18 Aug. 2025
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Finally, as a minority investor, Sequoia has minimal involvement in MUBI.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Parks, Recreation and Community Department executive team’s involvement would not have included a review of applications or interviews with candidates, Pereira said.—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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While both are public figures, telling their story justly would likely need their participation.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Elzy voted after 1 p.m. and was the 21st voter at her precinct, but noted there could be significant absentee ballot participation as well.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Birth Squad program focuses their support toward Black and Latinx communities and are working to expand capacity to serve more families, build partnerships, and lay the foundation for statewide implementation.—
Aisha Nyandoro,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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That demand is quickly outpacing capacity in states like Virginia, where larger and more clustered data centers strain local grids and transmission lines.—
Sarah Henry,
The Courier-Journal,
18 Aug. 2025
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This information is for educational purposes and is not intended to provide, and should not be relied upon for, accounting, legal, tax, insurance, or investment advice.—
Heather L. Locus,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid Joan Goodwin, a physics professor with a lifelong love of the stars, seizes the chance to join NASA’s first class of women astronauts and soon finds friendship, passion, and purpose among her fellow trainees.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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Should Paolini win the title, Sabalenka’s position will feel rather more secure.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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No one in my position is ever given that kind of respect and opportunity.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Aug. 2025
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In New Mexico’s most populous city, National Guard troops are listening to the police dispatch calls, monitoring traffic cameras and helping to secure crime scene perimeters, tasks not usually part of the job.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
17 Aug. 2025
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The app helps users who are blind or have low vision by providing visual descriptions of daily tasks such as navigating unfamiliar surroundings and explaining the color of an object.—
Paulina Czupryna,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Role.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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