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act

Definition for act

noun as in something done

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action, deed, move, operation, performance, step, thing

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accomplishment, achievement, doing, execution, exploit, feat, undertaking

noun as in legislative document

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amendment, bill, decree, law, measure, resolution, statute

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announcement, clause, code, commitment, edict, enactment, judgment, order, ordinance, subpoena, summons, verdict, warrant, writ

noun as in part of a performance

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bit, curtain, epilogue, gag, introduction, number, piece, prologue, routine, schtick, sketch, spot, turn

noun as in pretended behavior

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attitude, performance, show

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affectation, bit, chaser, dissimilation, fake, feigning, front, phony, pose, posture, pretense, put on, sham, simulation, stall, stance, stunt

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false front, shuck and jive, soft soap, sweet-talk

verb as in do something

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begin, carry out, develop, do, enforce, execute, function, move, operate, pursue, respond, serve, undertake

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accomplish, achieve, consummate, cook, intrude, labor, maneuver, officiate, percolate, perk, perpetrate, persevere, persist, practice, preside

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carry on, do a number, do one's thing, get in there, go about, go for broke, go for it, go in for, go that route, go to town, knock off, make progress, take effect, take part, take steps, take up, transort, work out

verb as in behave in a certain way

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appear, behave, carry out, conduct, do, enact, execute, function, operate, perform, react, seem, serve

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carry, comport, exert, strike

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carry oneself, give the appearance, go about, impress as, play part, represent oneself, take on

verb as in entertain by playing a role

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enact, perform, play, portray

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burlesque, characterize, dramatize, emote, feign, ham, impersonate, mime, mimic, mug, parody, personate, personify, pretend, rehearse, represent, simulate, star, stooge, strut

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be on, bring down the house, do a turn, go on, go over, ham it up, lay an egg, make debut, play act, play gig, play part, play role, put it over, say one's piece, take part, tread the boards

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Example Sentences

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The law was designed to protect society from fear and harm caused by those claiming to have the power to carry out acts of witchcraft, he said.

From BBC

Shiny Hunters appears to be acting alone and told the BBC over Telegram chat that they breached the luxury brands in April through Kering.

From BBC

Kirk’s killing seems to have shocked the consciousness of conservatives in a way few other acts of gun violence have done.

From Salon

Last year, it emerged that lawyers acting for the BBC had written to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal about alleged police surveillance of Mr Kearney.

From BBC

Pinning is the act of positioning a player in a certain area with the result an opponent also has to stay there.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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