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  • present participle of play.

playing



ADJECTIVE
performing
Synonyms






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Playing some of these songs in public is rude and perhaps illegal indecency.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Playing by a well-worn Silicon Valley playbook, AI companies charged rock-bottom prices to hook customers after ChatGPT burst onto the scene.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Playing alongside the England international, there are options in Lewis-Skelly, deep-lying Spanish midfielder Martin Zubimendi and Norwegian playmaker Martin Odegaard.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Playing on clay has never come easy for Boulter, who only won her first WTA Tour-level match on the surface last year - at the age of 28.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Playing nine against eleven was not the way to win soccer games.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John




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