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present tense third-person singular of play
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as in mocks
to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior stop playing the innocent, because I know that you were behind that prank

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as in puts
to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event figuring that she had little to lose, she played her last few bucks on the state lottery

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plays

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noun

plural of play

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“Plays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plays. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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