6
portray(play, deliver, perform, communicate, pretend)
6
present(verb, give, show, produce, play)
5
execute(verb, perform, enact, portray, exaggerate)
5
highlight(verb, charge, mark, maintain, hit)
5
overplay(verb, act, abuse, aggravate, enhance)
4
adopt
4
assume
4
bolster
4
burlesque(verb, play, fake, perform, pretend)
4
emphasize(verb, charge, mark, stress, highlight)
4
enlarge(verb, charge, mark, maintain, hit)
4
illuminate(verb, clear, light, perfect, clarify)
4
indicate(verb, charge, mark, maintain, hit)
4
overdo(verb, aggravate, expand, color, enhance)
4
pretend(act, play, fake, perform, sham)
4
put on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, give, present)
4
represent(verb, act, give, play, fake)
4
spotlight(verb, charge, mark, maintain, hit)
3
caricature
3
display(give, show, present, play, perform)
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