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Synonyms for play:


noun theater piece

comedy
drama
hit
musical
opera
performance
show
entertainment
farce
flop
mask
potboiler
smash
theatrical
tragedy
turkey
curtain-raiser
one-act

noun amusement, entertainment

game
match
sport
caper
dalliance
delight
disport
diversion
foolery
frisk
frolic
fun
gambol
gaming
happiness
humor
jest
joking
lark
pastime
pleasure
prank
recreation
relaxation
romp
sportiveness
teasing

noun latitude, range

action
activity
exercise
give
leeway
margin
motion
movement
operation
room
scope
space
sweep
swing
elbowroom

verb have fun

dance
caper
carouse
cavort
clown
dally
disport
divert
frisk
frolic
gambol
joke
jump
kibitz
rejoice
revel
romp
skip
sport
toy
trifle

verb compete in sport

participate
challenge
contend
contest
disport
recreate
rival
sport
vie

verb act; take the part of

do
perform
portray
present
discourse
enact
execute
ham
impersonate
personate
playact
represent

verb gamble, risk

game
put
set
take
bet
chance
exploit
finesse
hazard
jockey
maneuver
manipulate
speculate
stake
wager

verb produce music

perform
work
blow
bow
drum
execute
fiddle
fidget
finger
operate
pedal
render
tickle

Examples of uses:

I'll play something so we don't fall asleep play, just play
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I don't play accurately — anyone can play accurately — but I play with wonderful expression.
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Corpus name: OpenSubtitles2018. License: not specified. References: http://opus.nlpl.eu/OpenSubtitles2018.php, http://stp.lingfil.uu.se/~joerg/paper/opensubs2016.pdf
I like Monster Jam, I play Bounty Hunter, I play Wubba Zorg...
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Corpus name: OpenSubtitles2018. License: not specified. References: http://opus.nlpl.eu/OpenSubtitles2018.php, http://stp.lingfil.uu.se/~joerg/paper/opensubs2016.pdf
Do whatever you want. lt's not like she needs a play-by-play.
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Corpus name: OpenSubtitles2018. License: not specified. References: http://opus.nlpl.eu/OpenSubtitles2018.php, http://stp.lingfil.uu.se/~joerg/paper/opensubs2016.pdf
And I'll do everything in my power to stop him. Wanna play, let's play.
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Corpus name: OpenSubtitles2018. License: not specified. References: http://opus.nlpl.eu/OpenSubtitles2018.php, http://stp.lingfil.uu.se/~joerg/paper/opensubs2016.pdf
So, I will play the role that they would have me play.
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Corpus name: OpenSubtitles2018. License: not specified. References: http://opus.nlpl.eu/OpenSubtitles2018.php, http://stp.lingfil.uu.se/~joerg/paper/opensubs2016.pdf
But if I'm gonna do this we play by my rules or we don't play at all.
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Corpus name: OpenSubtitles2018. License: not specified. References: http://opus.nlpl.eu/OpenSubtitles2018.php, http://stp.lingfil.uu.se/~joerg/paper/opensubs2016.pdf
We gotta play with it. - play, but just keep it to an hour.
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Corpus name: OpenSubtitles2018. License: not specified. References: http://opus.nlpl.eu/OpenSubtitles2018.php, http://stp.lingfil.uu.se/~joerg/paper/opensubs2016.pdf
When'll they play it? I don't decide the play list.
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Corpus name: OpenSubtitles2018. License: not specified. References: http://opus.nlpl.eu/OpenSubtitles2018.php, http://stp.lingfil.uu.se/~joerg/paper/opensubs2016.pdf
Paying bills is hard enough without the play-by-play.
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Corpus name: OpenSubtitles2018. License: not specified. References: http://opus.nlpl.eu/OpenSubtitles2018.php, http://stp.lingfil.uu.se/~joerg/paper/opensubs2016.pdf

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