play-acting
- a word derived from play-act.
Example Sentences
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Investors need to be able to distinguish “the play-acting from the real stuff.”
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 20, 2026
Le Garrec is not the first player to be accused of play-acting this season.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025
The melding of literature, play-acting and mockumentary-like humor centers this key notion that binary narratives of trans lives simply won’t cut it, but that engagement with art, beauty and creativity can and should.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2023
Competition reality in every form involves a level of play-acting.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2022
She may have been play-acting the first time, I think, but this time she really did risk her life to save Captain Smith.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
