Kill and Play

Kill

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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Play and kill are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Play" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Play verb - To engage in activity for amusement.

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Kill and play are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Play".

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

good	good kill	good play
nice	nice kill	nice play
long	long kill	long play
normal	normal kill	normal play
Other adjectives: perfect, original, single, actual, real, successful, big, bad, dark, early, major, final, classic, next, double, last, latest, recent, triple.

character	kill character	play character
hero	kill hero	play hero
man	kill man	play man
guy	kill guy	play guy
Other words: god, time, way, characters, doctor.

Jay's play fight with Shel and Sammy foreshadows how the cult force him to fight and kill them for real at the climax.

Source: Foreshadowing / Live-Action Films
Jay's play fight with Shel and Sammy foreshadows how he's forced to fight and kill them for real at the film's climax.

Source: Film / Kill List
It's part of the backstory of four members of the main cast for similar reasons (we play Lloyd and Genis as they're made to kill Marble, Regal killed his lover and Kratos killed his wife.)

Source: Kill the Ones You Love

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