role-playing

verb

variants also roleplaying
Definition of role-playingnext
present participle of role-play
as in enacting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for role-playing
  1. enacting
  2. depicting
  3. rendering
  4. representing
  5. playing
Verb
  • The state has expanded access since Dobbs, enacting a 2023 shield law protecting medical records for out-of-state-patients and medical professionals providing care.
    Cait Kelley, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The school responded by enacting a dress code that resulted in many of those students being sent to detention.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of enacting
Verb
  • With an elevated head and raised tail, the tiger has intricate cast patterns depicting its fur, and may have functioned as a drinking vessel or container.
    Jane Levere, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The episode was also met with resistance in the United Kingdom, where it was banned due to fears that a scene depicting two boys breaking into the werewolf's house would inspire copycat crimes among young viewers.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of depicting
Verb
  • Last but not least, wind turbines' large blades are constructed from fiberglass, carbon fiber, or epoxy resin, rendering conventional recycling procedures ineffective.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This article contains general information only; Deloitte is not rendering accounting, business, financial, investment, legal, tax, or other professional advice.
    Jana Arbanas, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of rendering
Verb
  • About 170 Starbucks stores did not open Tuesday as planned, representing about 2% of stores nationwide, company spokesperson Phil Gee told IndyStar in a statement.
    Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • John Carro later became an attorney and had a passion for representing Latinos in human rights cases and wanted more Latinos in the legal profession.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of representing
Verb
  • Thanks for playing — and share your scores in the comments!
    Mark Cooper, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As the Lightning enter the NHL’s three-day holiday break, Cooper said playing the Panthers on back-to-back nights was a great team-building opportunity after an early-season schedule that was light on Atlantic Division opponents.
    Eduardo A. Encina, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of playing
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Thesaurus Entries Near role-playing

role-played

role-playing

role-plays

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“Role-playing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role-playing. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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