Function
Plays
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- His plays tend to function as both literal and metaphor open to interpretation and are rarely overt in theme.Pinter was an actor and a writer and in his later years a highly political poet and activist but it is for his plays of the late fifties and sixties that he will most be remembered.
Source: Creator / Harold Pinter -
In Champions, the Super Revive function in the sequel plays this to the hilt, essentially morphing your Vivosaurs from dinosaur-like creatures into more draconic monsters.
Source: Video Game / Fossil Fighters -
The same black-box subroutine mentioned above plays a big part in the protagonists' back-stories; all 3 were saved by that function.
Source: Video Game / Resonance of Fate
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