Appear and Play

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Appear verb - To come into view.

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Play is a synonym for appear in perform topic. In some cases you can use "Play" instead a verb "Appear", when it comes to topics like behave.

Nearby Words: appearance, appearing

Play verb - To engage in activity for amusement.

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Appear is a synonym for play in behave topic. Sometimes you can use "Appear" instead a verb "Play".

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

man	appear man	play man
role	appear role	play role
part	appear part	play part
couple	appear couple	play couple
Other words: hand, time, way, characters, level, world, bit, game, song, songs.

One Piece often mentions characters long before they appear or play a truly significant role, and leaves them out of the openings until they do.

Source: Promotion to Opening Titles
If you recruit Ashton, Opera and Ernest never appear or play any role in the story, and if you wait to recruit Opera, Ashton is never seen or heard from.

Source: Schrödinger's Player Character
Some adults appear and play important roles, but James is the only recurring one.

Source: Comic Book / La Ribambelle

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