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playact

[pley-akt] / ˈpleɪˌækt /














VERB
tread the boards
Synonyms


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The problem is, many companies have looked at these numbers and opted to playact purpose rather than create real impact.

From Slate Jun. 14, 2023

As a youngster, Brian liked to playact with the toys he made.

From Washington Post Sep. 29, 2020

For a tourist to follow suit would be to playact as a Padstonian.

From New York Times Jun. 27, 2017

Do today’s guests want a 19th-century stage set on which to playact high society?

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2016

The obvious response is that they never let us do anything but playact with our guns.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins




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