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  • present participle of play.

playing



ADJECTIVE
performing
Synonyms






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Playing all of this World Cup's matches at existing stadia helps with such ambitions.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

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 a standard tune, he would frequently develop paraphrases of the melody, taking it through unlikely re-imagining of the harmonies of a song.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Playing in the snow even for a short while makes most children ravenously hungry.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood




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