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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
Kirk was a critic of transgender rights and frequently sought to rally young people around traditional gender roles.
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Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Maslany starred in the titular role on the single-season Disney+ series back in 2022.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
She has also been connected with the vacant CEO role at Channel 4, which would be an intriguing move for someone working at a newer digital player.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
It's estimated that by 2030, AI and automation could create 78 million new jobs while making many existing roles obsolete, according to the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025.
—Craig Costigan, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Maslany starred in the titular role on the single-season Disney+ series back in 2022.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
She has also been connected with the vacant CEO role at Channel 4, which would be an intriguing move for someone working at a newer digital player.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
It's estimated that by 2030, AI and automation could create 78 million new jobs while making many existing roles obsolete, according to the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025.
—Craig Costigan, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for role
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Critics and rights groups argued that both the ban and the bill function as tools for censorship, threatening freedom of expression, press freedom and fundamental rights.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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The gun is a popular rifle used to hunt bigger game and has a markedly different design and function than the modern semiautomatic assault rifles that have made headlines in high-profile mass shootings.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Effectively all of Alaska, all but the southernmost part of Wisconsin and northern Michigan are above the view line.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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In some areas, the leaves begin to change as soon as August and peak in September, like parts of the Rocky Mountains, as well as Alaska and spots in the Cascade Mountains.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Roberto Clemente Award annually recognizes the player who represents baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy, and positive contributions, both on and off the field.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Her love for journalism began with taking freelance sports photos for her local newspaper, The Fulton Sun, during high school, and her involvement with multiple school publications.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Sep. 2025
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Dancing With the Stars Season 34 premiered with a surge in viewer participation, doubling premiere-night voting totals compared to last season.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The corporations’ participation was originally limited to a select set of crops, such as tomatoes.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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The company was also finding ways to increase overall storage capacity with existing hardware as well as providing new hardware with greater storage capacity in the same rack space.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In a test setting, the fluid enabled a battery pack to be charged from 10% to 80% capacity in under ten minutes.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Someday, yes, but not conventionally now (there are efforts underway to devise specialized LLMs that can achieve those ends, built for that vaunted purpose).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Since late last year, China has ramped up its restrictions on exports of rare earths, even demanding proof that they will not be used for military purposes.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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On the other end, a clear brow gel sculpts natural hairs into your preferred position.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Also on Monday, a federal appeals court ruled that Cook can remain in her position.—
Adeola Adeosun
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Soldiers have also been spotted in parks carrying out tasks typically assigned to gardeners and landscapers – shoveling mulch, blowing leaves and scooping up trash.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The games, which task Mario with defying gravity in an effort to save Princess Peach from Bowser, have been lauded by gamers as some of the best titles in the sprawling Super Mario canon.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Role.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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