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the loosely played game.

Examples of played

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He's also played only eight games because of knee injuries, the last on Nov. 26.
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The team played fine against elite opponents, but struggled against lesser foes.
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After that, he played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football league.
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Descalso has mostly played second base, but looked fine playing third last year.
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Last year he played junior varsity full time and did his job, improved his game.
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Played in five games for Saint Louis University's women's soccer team last fall.
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These guys have played together for years and they've matured as soccer players.
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All games will be played Saturday, at different times than originally scheduled.
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Pike also played shortstop and batted .447 with 12 doubles, 32 RBIs and 27 runs.
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  • A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"
  • Participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"
  • A theatrical performance of a drama; "the play lasted two hours"
  • Act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome; "This factor played only a minor part in his decision"; "This development played into her hands"; "I played no role in your dismissal"
  • A preset plan of action in team sports; "the coach drew up the plays for her team"
  • Play on an instrument; "The band played all night long"
  • PLAY! A Video Game Symphony is a concert series that features music from video games performed by a live orchestra. The concerts from 2006 to 2010 were conducted by Arnie Roth. From 2010, Andy Brick took the position of principal conductor and music director.
  • Play refers to a range of voluntary, intrinsically motivated activities that are normally associated with pleasure and enjoyment. Play may consist of amusing, pretend or imaginary interpersonal and intrapersonal interactions or "interplay". ...
  • In ethology, play is an important part of learning in many animals, though it is generally only seen in those species possessing highly complex nervous systems such as mammals and birds.