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playact

[pley-akt] / ˈpleɪˌækt /














VERB
tread the boards
Synonyms


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Norah O’Donnell, the “CBS Evening News” and “60 Minutes” journalist, said she used to playact as Ms. Walters.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2022

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

From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2020

Or playact as a deranged old-timey vendor in the stands?

From Slate • May 22, 2020

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 two of them playact with each other, pretending to be cordial, but only so it will make the final betrayal even sweeter.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman