playacting

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Between 2018 and 2021, McIndoe, now 25, went from state to state, playacting the role of radicalized cult leader pushing an absurd conspiracy theory—that, as he put it, “birds aren’t real.”

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2024

Within “Housekeeping’s” restless, naturalistic aesthetic, Stolevski crafts complex and poignant images, contrasting the playacting the couple is forced to do with their searing gazes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024

What we need is a stable raft, not messy playacting.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2023

After sharing the idea with a colleague named Whit Alexander, the two expanded the game, adding mini-competitions that involved charades-like playacting, sculpting shapes from clay and humming popular songs.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2022

Whether he was playacting or not, thought Harry, the effect was good.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling