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Recent Examples of role-play
And what is more comfortable than eschewing one’s own taste to role-play like a Pinterest board collaged with style stars of the past?
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Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
But the world of a role-playing game must be summoned over and over by the force of collective intention.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2024
None feels authentic, at least until a messy affair with the unsettling, slightly feral Samuel (Harris Dickinson) encourages her to try out a kind of role-play that’s wholly new.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
As the voice behind the character Xiao from the role-playing video game Genshin Impact, Berzins said she’s been invited to conventions around the world to meet with fans of her character.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
But the world of a role-playing game must be summoned over and over by the force of collective intention.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2024
None feels authentic, at least until a messy affair with the unsettling, slightly feral Samuel (Harris Dickinson) encourages her to try out a kind of role-play that’s wholly new.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
As the voice behind the character Xiao from the role-playing video game Genshin Impact, Berzins said she’s been invited to conventions around the world to meet with fans of her character.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for role-play
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Suppose the United States eliminates methane rules and/or enacts tariffs.Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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People who want to see tangible change within their own communities should encourage their state lawmakers to enact similar programs – which are already in various stages of development in New York, Oregon, Maryland, Vermont, and Pennsylvania—and vote for local candidates who are pro-climate.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Friends Dog Grooming Car Toy Now for just $7, builders can act out a dog grooming scene with this Lego Friends kit.Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
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These men act out their crimes in reenactments, leading to what’s almost an exorcism for both the killer and the survivors.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Tatum replied, rhetorically, while smiling and pantomiming a basketball shot.Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 5 June 2024
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And so a lot of overqualified actors keep getting stuck pantomiming her presence, deliberately evoking Ripley while reminding us what the series lost when its star finally put the feverish space chases behind her.A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
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Based on Elijah Wald’s 2015 best-seller Dylan Goes Electric!, the film dramatizes the earliest — and, yes, sexiest — years of the Dylan phenomenon.Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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Starring Kaya Scodelario and Gabriel Leone, the series will dramatize the high-octane exploits of the iconic Brazilian, who tragically died whilst racing in 1994.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024
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Today, Margaret would be playacting her own massacre in active shooter drills at school.Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
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Trump’s modus, as ever, was to playact; his game has always been improv.Joe Klein, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2023
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Murals depicting stories from Hindu scriptures are painted on the city walls.Fox News, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
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John McPhee, in an essay published in 2009, depicted fact checking as a pursuit bordering on mania.Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
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Earthquake magnitudes are measured on a logarithmic scale, meaning each whole number increase represents a tenfold increase in power of the seismic waves, resulting in approximately 31.6 times more energy released.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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This means that today's versions represent their least capable state.Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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And finally, and most importantly, avoid taking on new debt unless absolutely necessary.Chad Van Horn, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
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With federal aid expected to dry up early next year, tackling transit’s challenges is taking on increasing urgency.Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
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