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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playacted
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Payne’s behavior was apparently even scarier than what Henry let on.—
Federico Fahsbender,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025 -
But with the reporting network realigned and any of its problems apparently behind it, Lululemon looks much better placed for a strong Christmas than its CEO is letting on.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
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McIlroy put on a show at Augusta National during the second and third rounds.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
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In a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, Munn recalled the time ahead of filming the series, also starring Jon Hamm and Amanda Peet, as a tumultuous one, in which her career was put on pause due to the pandemic, becoming a new mother and experiencing postpartum anxiety.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
12 Apr. 2025
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The newly vegan sister-in-law then called the caterer and pretended to be the bride, adding five new vegan options and approving a $1,500 charge.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Josef and Rosemarie raised three of Elisabeth's children, who Josef pretended Elisabeth left on their doorstep, while Elisabeth was forced to raise three of her children in a locked underground compound without windows.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, taxpayers in Los Angeles County, California, affected by the devastating wildfires in January have until October 15 to file their tax returns for 2024.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Hitting that figure would rely deeply on the $880 billion charged to the Energy and Commerce Committee, which means Medicaid would necessarily be affected.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Before trilogy is both one story and three films, following two people, played by the same actors, across decades.—
Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Shinwell meets with Moriarty, who's played by none other than Fresh Off the Boat star Randall Park.—
Samantha Highfill,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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The co-founder of the W3C Mobile Web Initiative in 2004 and head of new technologies at AOL who helped launch the AIM instant messenger client during the crazy internet era that was the nineties, Walsh claims to be one of the first people impersonated by hackers on the web.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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This creates alarming scenarios where managers and executives are impersonated in corporate scams, and employees are tricked into authorizing fraudulent transactions.—
Balasubramani Murugesan,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Prosecutors concluded that the landlord acted in self-defense.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Lori also acted as Cameron’s agent for purposes of the ticket that permitted Cameron to enter the game.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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The experiments were conducted in a wind tunnel that simulated hovering flight conditions, with researchers focusing on accurately discerning wind directions during tethered flapping.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Dec. 2024
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Depending on the intensity, duration and sequence of those vibrations, sensations such as being tapped, stroked or squeezed can be simulated.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Playacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playacted. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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