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playact

[pley-akt] / ˈpleɪˌækt /














VERB
tread the boards
Synonyms


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While Dad playacted the part of president, Mom was both House and Senate, with supermajorities that could override all vetoes.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2012

There she playacted alone before her mother's mirror in the fairy-tale house among the snow-laden Bavarian firs.

From Time Magazine Archive

Suddenly Jeanne’s worries about herself and her playacted fit evaporated.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz




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