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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
The demand for cotton goods as part of the trans-Atlantic slave trade played a key role in the rapid industrialization of the city.
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 19 Apr. 2025
Canha is expected to hold a key role in the lineup.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
Alicia Silverstone is set to reprise her star-making Clueless role in a sequel series for Peacock, Variety reported.
—Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Career site Ladders found that 10.4 percent of roles that pay $250,000 or more were advertised as remote in the third quarter of 2024.
—Kirstie McDermott | This Column Was Created By Jobbio, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 19 Apr. 2025
Canha is expected to hold a key role in the lineup.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
Alicia Silverstone is set to reprise her star-making Clueless role in a sequel series for Peacock, Variety reported.
—Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Career site Ladders found that 10.4 percent of roles that pay $250,000 or more were advertised as remote in the third quarter of 2024.
—Kirstie McDermott | This Column Was Created By Jobbio, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for role
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Enough time behind the wheel to experience a few basic functions followed by a pleasant lunch of Pie Sci pizza.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Magnesium is a mineral that plays an important role in many bodily functions, including bone health, blood pressure regulation, and muscle contractions.—
Patricia Mikula,
Health,
28 Apr. 2025
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Their appeal is one of three religious rights cases the Supreme Court is deciding in the coming weeks, and could be part of a recent trend of the court siding with religious rights advocates.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Containment is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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But President Trump has called that role into question and dialed back America's involvement in many international conflicts.—
Michel Martin,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2025
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Transparency about sponsorships, financial interests and company involvement is key.—
Anthony Milewski,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Some Democrats have proudly returned their Tesla vehicles to express their disgust with Musk’s participation in the Trump administration.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
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Gualtieri worked on the project through his participation in the Proof of Concept Accelerator program, a partnership between Netflix; the production company Dirty Films, co-founded by Cate Blanchett; and the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
23 Apr. 2025
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By creating programs that reduce or eliminate development fees, nonprofit organizations will have increased capacity to build more.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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The same is generally true for memory capacity, too.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
19 Apr. 2025
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And then there's still a question after that, of meaning and purpose.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
27 Apr. 2025
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During questioning by Read's defense attorney, Faller said that the type of alcohol test done in a medical setting for the purpose of diagnosing health issues is different than the type of test used in forensics and relied upon in a court of law.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Faced with a nearly $1-billion shortfall, Bass has been weighing whether to lay off more than 1,500 city workers — or almost 5% of the workforce — while also eliminating some vacant positions.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The letter comes more than a year before three of those five officials will seek to defend their positions in the 2026 election.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Apr. 2025
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Here are key events in Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols' twisted plot leading up to the terrorist attack and significant moments after the tragedy, including the journey to justice and in the task of remembering what happened with a world-class memorial.—
Todd Pendleton,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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What has been interesting is that it’s helped break kitchen tasks down into more manageable tasks.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Role.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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