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play for
verb as in bet
verb as in venture
Strong matches
Example Sentences
Van Dijk's impressive performances finally saw him offered a chance to play for the second team, when he was playing for Willem's under-19s.
"He could play for any team in the world and I'm surprised Manchester United or Manchester City, Barcelona or Real Madrid didn't come in and buy him rather than Liverpool at the time."
Marcus Rashford feels it is unlikely he will play for Manchester United again under Ruben Amorim, but will not be rushed into making a decision about his future.
"While Putin says he wants peace, he has rejected a full ceasefire and while Putin says he wants to put an end to the fighting, he continues to play for time in the negotiations."
The Premier League title race is almost over and relegation appears a done deal too, but there is still everything to play for in the battle for the top five and it is going to be an incredible fight to the finish.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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