variants also rôle
as in purpose
the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists studying the role of sunlight in the body's production of vitamin D
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Recent Examples of role More research is needed to explain what role HAQERs played in Neanderthals, however. —
Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026 John Krasinski plays the role of supportive husband alongside wife Emily Blunt at The Devil Wears Prada 2 world premiere in New York City on April 20. —Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026 Yet a major part of these Indigenous values is the diminished role of the self and self-interest. —Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2026 Both her ancestral legacy and her gender identity now play a decisive role in her life. —María Teresa Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for role
Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026 John Krasinski plays the role of supportive husband alongside wife Emily Blunt at The Devil Wears Prada 2 world premiere in New York City on April 20. —Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026 Yet a major part of these Indigenous values is the diminished role of the self and self-interest. —Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2026 Both her ancestral legacy and her gender identity now play a decisive role in her life. —María Teresa Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for role
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Princess Elizabeth and her family toured the Sandringham Park grounds, which were being used for agricultural purposes to contribute to the war efforts, in August 1943.— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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William West | Afp | Getty Images Shares in Japan's largest defense company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries climbed nearly 4% Monday after the country finalized an agreement with Australia for building three general purpose frigates.— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
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The indictment says that in exchange for money, the soldiers maintained contact with Iranian intelligence operatives over a few months and carried out a range of tasks under their direction.— Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
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Charged with pulling out of Mary the hurt inside, Coel exquisitely performs the task with the precision of an elite surgeon.— Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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The company expected to be nearly halfway to its goal of 25,000 new jobs in the area by 2038.— Kendall Staton, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2026
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And really got to that and did a nice job of mixing the four-seamer, the two-seamer.— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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Absent a function like his, there was not going to be a memoir by Medgar Evers’s brother.— John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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The updates also reshaped how the home functions.— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026
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Lotte Wubben-Moy A very good season with Arsenal, in part thanks to Williamson’s injury problems, means she was trusted to start against Spain, and Wubben-Moy performed excellently.— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Japan agreed on April 18 on a deal to provide Australia's navy with the first of almost a dozen stealth frigates, part of a wider military build up by Canberra aimed at boosting its long-range firepower to deter China.— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Role.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/role. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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