Effect and Play

Effect

Effect noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Play and effect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Play" instead the word "Effect" as a noun or a verb.

Play noun - Activity engaged in to amuse oneself.

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Effect and play are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effect" instead the word "Play" as a noun or a verb.

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

good	good effect	good play
full	full effect	full play
nice	nice effect	nice play
normal	normal effect	normal play
Other adjectives: original, single, obvious, actual, real, great, little, bad, main, interesting, major, dramatic, different, comedic.

way	effect way	play way
world	effect world	play world

There Is No Kill Like Overkill: Calamity Mary's ability is to enhance the abilities of any weapon she wields, in the hopes that this trope will play into effect.

Source: Light Novel / Magical Girl Raising Project
While the anime makes it look like the effect is having it play Russian Roulette with Yusei's other Tuners, its true effect is not random at all.

Source: Russian Roulette
Play the game enough times and the sound effect will stick out like a sore thumb in other places.

Source: Stock Sound Effects aka: Stock Sound Effect

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