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act upon

VERB
act on
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
have no effect on






Example Sentences

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However, if you did not take note of this fact and act upon it, that is your mistake.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

A "pivotal missed opportunity" came when the hospital trust failed to act upon recommendations made by an external reviewer into her work in 2016, the report said.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

The legislation mandated that Congress must act upon a rescission request within 45 days or it was null, and historically, a lot of them never saw the light of day.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2025

It found that the parents had not shown a likelihood of success, reasoning that mere exposure to ideas, without compulsion to affirm or act upon them, did not constitute a substantial burden on religious exercise.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2025

The neutrons in turn would act upon a secondary target; obtaining the end product one sought was merely a matter of selecting the right secondary target.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik