Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playacted
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The latter posed up a storm at The Metropolitan Opera in Lincoln Center, clad in a bold, texture-heavy outfit featuring suede boots.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026 -
Homeowners and renters insurance prices were up about 7% over the same time frame, according to CPI data, largely due to insurers accounting for the financial risk posed by climate change, Zandi said.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Therefore, Miss Manners condones entertaining in the kitchen and holding dance parties in the living room — as well as the occasional chair made out of Legos for anyone who is up for it.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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It’s made out of a thick, durable material and features a drop shoulder design and a kangaroo pocket.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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But the negotiators have made less progress on this issue than Zelensky has let on.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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But as this first trailer lets on, Beetz’s character isn’t one to go down without a fight.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 Jan. 2026
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The event was put on hold for several minutes as medical professionals tended to Vonn and waited for a helicopter to carry her off the mountain.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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County health officials would not say why Sabet was put on leave, calling it a personnel matter.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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Then, an experimenter presented the bonobo with two empty, transparent cups and pretended to pour juice from an empty pitcher into each cup.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Korea’s Kim Seon-yeong and Sweden’s Isabella Wranå pretended their brooms were air guitars.—
Zack Pierce,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Now that the changes have been approved, the district will notify the families who will be affected and flag students who will be grandfathered in and able to stay at their current schools.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Not that affected his ability to fit in.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
10 Feb. 2026
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Super Bowl 60 will be played between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks in Santa Clara, California.—
Samantha Neely,
Florida Times-Union,
8 Feb. 2026
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Porziņģis, who was acquired just before Thursday’s deadline from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield, has played in just 59 games over the last two seasons because of various health issues.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Other counterprotesters mockingly impersonated billionaires by donning crowns or top hats.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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That was clear 22 years ago when, at a postgame party celebrating the Pats’ AFC Championship Game victory over the Indianapolis Colts, Vrabel saw that Belichick had called me, seized my phone, impersonated my voice and asked a highly technical question about his alignment on a specific play.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Playacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playacted. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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